The previous king of Qi passed away and the new king succeeded to the throne not long ago. It was a troubled period of power transition.

Just when the princes of other countries were ready to take action in the face of Qi's unstable political situation, Wei, as the overlord of the Central Plains, was the first to take action.

When the car of Wang Cuo, the imperial censor of Wei State, slowly drove into Puyang, the eyes from all over the world converged on the capital city of Wei State.

Although today's Wei State has always followed the Wei State, it is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains and connected to the two great powers of Qi and Wei, and it has a pivotal strategic position.

At this special time, Wang Cuo, a person with a special status, chose to be an envoy to Weiguo, a special country.

How can the special meaning contained in it not make the knowledgeable people in the world start endless daydreams?

If it is just a coincidence that Wang mistakenly sent an envoy to Weiguo, then his next trip will make people more and more firm in their speculations.

After going to the Wei Palace to meet with Duke Wei alone and discussing some topics unknown to outsiders, Wang Cuo quickly returned to the palace.

Afterwards, Wang Cuo did not choose to stay in Weiguo for a long time, but rushed towards the southeast direction of Weiguo without stopping.

Next, Wang Cuo's carriage moved forward and arrived at the foot of Shangqiu City ten days later.

Because of the friendly relationship between Wei and Song, Wang Cuo, who was the imperial censor of Wei and the envoy of the Marquis of Wei, received extremely high courtesy in this historic capital of Song.

At the banquet specially held by Song Gong to welcome him, Wang Cuo not only reiterated the friendly relations between Wei and Song, but also vaguely revealed the news that Wei intended to send troops to attack Qi.

Although what Wang Cuo revealed was just a rumor, it was this rumor that aroused the interest of the kings and ministers of the Song Dynasty.

Qi and Song have long-standing grievances, but because of the gap in national power between the two countries, Song is often the loser.

In the previous war, the Song State, as a member of the coalition of princes, followed the Wei State and gained a lot.

Not only that, the glorious record of seizing a large area of ​​land from Qi also allowed the entire Song Dynasty to wipe away the shame of being repeatedly defeated by Qi in the past.

It can be said that after this battle, Song State has once again ignited its war spirit against Qi State.

As Qi's western neighbor, the Song Dynasty could feel all the disturbances in the Qi Dynasty situation in a timely manner.

In fact, when the news of the death of the late king of Qi was sent back to Shangqiu by the secret agent lurking in Linzi, the kings and ministers of Song also had the idea of ​​taking advantage of Qi's unpreparedness to send troops to attack Qi.

However, because he was concerned about the still huge disparity in strength between Qi and Song, Duke Song finally gave up this idea for the time being.

Now the Wei envoy Wang mistakenly came to Shangqiu and conveyed Wei's intention to send troops to attack Qi, which immediately made the kings and ministers of Song become interested.

If it could follow the generous leader of Wei State and bite off a piece of extremely plump meat from Qi State just like the last time when the princes attacked Qi, how could Song State not be willing to do so?

So, without much deliberation, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty had already made their decision.

As long as Wei is willing to send troops to attack Qi as the leader of the alliance, Song will definitely obey the leader's orders.

With this promise from Song Gong, Wang Cuo had completed most of his trip to the East.

With great ambition in his heart, Wang Cuo's carriage continued eastward and arrived at Qufu in the State of Lu.

King Cuo of Lu was also warmly welcomed by the kings and ministers of Lu. When Wang Cuo expressed Wei's intention to attack Qi, Lu Gong's eyes suddenly flashed with enthusiasm.

If there is any country in the world that hates Qi the most, then it must be Lu, which is right next to Qi.

Although the ancestors of the two feudal states of Qi and Lu were very close, one was Taigong Wang who assisted King Wu in raising troops to conquer the Shang Dynasty, and the other was Zhou Gongdan who assisted King Cheng to strengthen the Zhou Dynasty;

But the grievances and grievances between Qi and Lu could not be explained clearly even after three days and three nights.

Although the Lu State had a great victory over the Qi State like the Battle of Changshao, in terms of national power and prestige, during the Spring and Autumn Period, especially after Duke Huan of Qi, the Lu State was far behind the Qi State.

If you fall behind, you will be beaten. Faced with this opponent who is weaker than itself, Qi will naturally not show any mercy.

The wars between Qi and Lu, large and small, often ended with the defeat of the Lu State, and the territory of the Lu State was also included in the territory of the Qi State amidst these failures.

It can be said that everyone in the Lu State was gnashing their teeth with hatred towards the State of Qi.

In the battle eight years ago, Lu, as a member of the coalition of princes, not only defeated its old enemy Qi, but also recovered a large area of ​​territory that had been occupied by Qi.

Such a great victory greatly boosted the morale of the Lu people.

Although eight years have passed, the people of Lu still talk about the achievements of that year.

When the news of the change of power in the State of Qi came back to Qufu, officials from the State of Lu were already shouting that they would send troops to attack Qi and take back the homeland that had not been recovered in one fell swoop.

Now the arrival of Wei's envoy Wang Cuo has made the already fierce fighting spirit in Qufu City even more intense.

Faced with the increasingly loud calls for war in Linzi City, Lu Gong quickly gave his side's commitment to Wang Cuo.

As long as the State of Wei sends troops to attack Qi, the State of Lu is willing to devote all its strength to help the State of Wei.

At this point, the State of Wei had already built an encirclement network on the border of the State of Qi, including the three kingdoms of Wei, Song, and Lu.

Wang Cuo, the censor of the Wei State, had such a smooth trip to the Three Kingdoms, which not only demonstrated the great reputation of the Wei State in the world, especially among the princes of the Central Plains, but also announced a news to the people of the world with great fanfare.

I, the State of Wei, want to take advantage of the unstable power within the State of Qi to launch an attack on Qi.

That is to say, when the knowledgeable people in the world are turning their attention to the border of Qi State, paying attention to when another war between the princes and Qi will begin, another carriage from Anyi, the capital of Wei State, is coming.

Stopped outside Handan City of Zhao State.

"Prime Minister Wei has come a long way, but it has been a hard journey."

"Zhao Xiangqin came to greet you, but it's hard work."

In front of the heavy city gate of the capital of Zhao State, Wei Xianggong Sun Qi and Zhao Xianggong Zhongle stood opposite each other. They were two people with high positions in both Wei and Zhao.

The closeness in the words and the kindness in the eyes fully expressed the feeling in the two people's hearts that they were reunited after not seeing each other for many years.

Afterwards, there was a lot of nostalgia, and the two talked about their first acquaintance in Handan, Zhao State, their reunion in Yecheng, and their separation after the Pinglu meeting eight years ago.

Although they had only met a few times, they had already regarded each other as close friends due to mutual appreciation of each other's talents.

Now that my best friend repeated it, he was naturally quite emotional.

However, as the prime ministers of Wei and Zhao, the two of them did not forget their responsibilities.

After some pleasantries, facing Wei Xianggong Sun Qi who had a face full of dust, he heard Zhao Xianggong Zhong Le ask with a smile:

"I wonder why Prime Minister Wei came from Anyi?"
Chapter completed!