Here in Xingcheng, Prince Zhao and his son were looking forward to the good news from Anyi, but the trip to Wei by the Zhao envoy did not go so smoothly.

In a wine shop in Anyi, the capital of the Wei State, a middle-aged man wearing a robe from the State of Zhao was sitting alone behind the table.

From the messy cups and plates in front of this person, as well as the lamentations he uttered from time to time, this person's mood at this moment is already clear.

This person was none other than Zhao Rang, the envoy sent by the State of Zhao to the State of Wei to ask for help.

Zhao Rang, who originally arrived in Anyi, was full of ambition and expected Wei, an ally, to help Zhao.

But before he could even step through the gate of the Wei Palace, he received the news that Wei Wang Wei Feng was unwell.

After failing to meet Wei Wang Wei Feng, Zhao Rang simply changed his family and knocked on the door of Prime Minister Gongsun Qi's mansion with a heavy gift.

But this time he still failed to meet the powerful Prime Minister of the State of Wei, and instead received a rejection.

Next, Zhao Rang visited more than one family, but none of the important ministers of Wei State were willing to see him.

In such a situation, how could Zhao Rang not know that Wei State had made it clear that it did not want to send troops to aid Zhao State.

Wei's attitude made Zhao Rang full of dissatisfaction. You must know that Zhao and Wei have always been allies who help each other in offense and defense.

In recent years, while Wei State has sent troops, Zhao State has also sent troops to rescue.

Why is it that now that Zhao State has lost the war and is in need of assistance, Wei State, as an ally, stands aside and does nothing?

Although he was dissatisfied with the cold reception in Wei State, Zhao Rang, as the envoy of Zhao State, was helpless.

Without completing the mission entrusted to him by the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister, it would be impossible for Zhao Rang to return to the Kingdom of Zhao.

Zhao Rang, who had nothing to do for a while, could only frequent wine shops in Anyi and relieve his depression with fine wines from all over the world.

Thinking of the cold reception he had received during these days in Anyi, Zhao Rang drank all the wine again in depression.

Just as he was about to finish drinking the wine in his hand, he dropped it on the table when a voice sounded in front of Zhao Rang.

"But Ambassador Zhao in person?"

Zhao Rang heard someone calling him and immediately looked at the person, "Who are you?"

"Yiping of the Hexi Yi clan has met Ambassador Zhao." Facing Zhao Rang's inquiry, the smiling middle-aged man standing in front introduced himself.

"Yiping, Yishi..."

After reciting it to himself several times, Zhao Rang finally showed a look of sudden realization on his face.

Isn't the wine shop where I am at this moment the Yi family's property?

Thinking of Zhao Rang, he immediately stood up from his seat, the drunkenness on his face was mostly reduced, and he bowed to Yi Ping.

"I don't think it's because the master has arrived, but Zhao Rang is rude."

"Sit down, please sit down."

While greeting Yi Ping opposite him to sit down, Zhao Rang casually glanced in front of him, and the expression on his face immediately showed a bit of embarrassment.

Having followed his father, the wealthy businessman Yidun, since childhood, Yiping had already mastered the art of observing words and emotions.

Seeing the embarrassment on the other person's face and looking at the few bottles of wine on the table, he immediately understood what the other person was thinking.

"Pa bang bang..."

Along with the sound of Yi Ping's tapping, several good-looking maids removed all the mess on the table, and soon another table of fine wine and delicacies was placed in front of the two of them.

Zhao Rang looked at the rich dishes in front of him, and his face immediately showed a bit of embarrassment.

"It does cost the owner a lot of money."

"What are you talking about, brother Rang?" Yiping comforted and greeted the other party familiarly, "Come on, brother Rang, let us drink this wine."

"please."

"please."

As a son of a merchant, Yiping is very familiar with human relations.

Even though it was just the first time that the two of them met today, after a few glasses of fine wine, they felt like old friends.

It seemed that he had suffered too many grievances in the past few days in Anyi, so Zhao Rang took advantage of his drunkenness to directly tell the truth about his experiences in these past few days.

After listening to Zhao Rang's introduction, Yi Ping, who was opposite, suddenly looked a little more solemn.

"I do know someone here, maybe he can persuade King Wei."

Hearing what Yi Ping said, Zhao Rang immediately became energetic.

"who?"

"Prince Shen."

…

The next day, Wei State, Prince's Mansion.

"Knock knock knock..."

Rhythmic knocking sounded outside the door of the Prince's Mansion, and soon a middle-aged man who looked like a retainer walked out from inside.

"I wonder who you are?"

"Zhao Rang, the envoy of the State of Zhao, asks to see the prince."

When he heard that it was an envoy from the State of Zhao asking for an audience, the retainer did not dare to neglect at all, and immediately turned around and hurried forward to report.

The reason why this retainer acted like this is because Prince Wei Shen had informed them in advance that if an envoy from Zhao came, he would report it immediately.

Not long after this retainer left, Prince Wei Shen, dressed in red robes, appeared at the gate.

"The foreign minister has met the prince."

"Shen has met envoy Zhao."

After the two greeted each other, Prince Wei Shen led Zhao Rang to the hall.

Just after he was greeted to sit down, Zhao Rang, the envoy of Zhao State, was already eager to speak: "I would also like to ask the prince, for the sake of the three Jin Dynasties to be united, to persuade the King of Wei to send troops to rescue our Zhao State as soon as possible."

"this……"

Upon hearing Zhao Rang's request, Wei Shen immediately put on a difficult posture.

"To be honest with the envoy Zhao, Zhao is an ally of Wei. Both parties are from the same Jin Dynasty. Now that Zhao is in danger, Wei naturally cannot stand idly by."

"exactly."

Just when Zhao Rang was excited when he heard what Prince Wei Shen said, the words on the other side took a big turn.

"It's a pity that even if we in Wei State have the will, we are powerless now."

"I think Ambassador Zhao also knows that our State of Wei is engaged in a fierce battle with the State of Chu in the south. The elite army is still within the territory of the State of Chu, and it is really impossible to mobilize it."

When Zhao Rang heard what Wei Shen said, he felt relieved again.

"What should I do?"

Today, the State of Zhao has just suffered several disastrous defeats at the hands of the Zhongshan State, and the states of Qi and Yan in the east have taken the opportunity to seize large tracts of land from the State of Zhao.

At least judging from the current situation, Zhao Guo has no possibility of winning. How to end the war with dignity is what Zhao Guo wants most.

The war may break out when you need it, but it won't end when you want it.

But without the help of Wei, a powerful ally, how could the Zhao State, which had been repeatedly frustrated, end the war?

Looking coldly at the Zhao envoy sitting opposite him, Wei Shen slowly made a suggestion.

"Although I cannot send troops, I am willing to persuade my father to mediate this war for Zhao, Zhongshan, Qi and Yan. I wonder what Zhao's intentions are?"

In the silence, thoughts circulated in Zhao Rang's mind, and he quickly analyzed the key.

Wei has already made it clear that it cannot send troops. If Wei's hegemony can be used to mediate this war, it would not be a bad thing.

"In this case, there is Prince Lao."
Chapter completed!