"Your Majesty, Duke Zhongshan and his party are less than five miles away from Xingcheng."

Outside Xingcheng of the State of Zhao, King Zhao Zhong of Zhao led his prince Zhao Yu, his son Gui and a group of Zhao soldiers to prepare to welcome all parties who came to the alliance meeting.

When he heard the news from the scout in front of him, the expression on Zhao Wang Zhao Zhong's face changed.

What's more, Gongzi Zhen, who was standing behind King Zhao, had already put his right hand on the sword at his waist, as if he might go berserk and start an attack at any time.

"Don't cause trouble here."

A familiar voice sounded in his ears, and coupled with the resistance coming from his palm, the expression on Gongzi Zhen's face became more and more angry.

With resentment in his eyes, he glanced at Prince Zhao Yu who was standing in front of him. Young Master Xie quickly looked at Zhao Wang Zhao Zhong in front of him.

"Father, the Zhongshan Kingdom is a serious threat to our Zhao Kingdom and must be eradicated as soon as possible."

"This time Zhongshan Kingdom sends Xiangguo Lechi here, it is really a rare opportunity for our Zhao Kingdom."

"If Lechi can be killed in one fell swoop this time, Zhongshan Kingdom will definitely..."

"enough!"

Because his words were abruptly interrupted by Prince Zhao Yu, Young Master Zhen's eyes with resentment returned to him.

It's just that Prince Zhao Yu's focus at the moment is not on Gong Zizheng, but on Zhao Wang Zhao Zhong in front of him. He is afraid that his father will really agree to Gong Zizhong's proposal.

If everything develops as Gongzi Zhen hopes, Zhao will really fall into a situation that is beyond redemption.

On the surface, except for the Xiangguo Music Pool, Zhongshan Kingdom has indeed lost an arm.

But don't forget that the participants in this war are not just Zhao State, Zhongshan State, Qi State, Yan State and even Wei State are also involved.

If Zhao dares to harm Yuechi today, let alone other countries, Wei's troops will break through the Zhang River immediately.

Fortunately, Zhao Zhong, the King of Zhao, is not short-sighted after all, and he can still clearly see the pros and cons.

Although he was somewhat moved by Gong Zizhen's proposal, Zhao Zhong still made the right decision under the gaze of Prince Zhao Yu.

"Zhen'er, be impudent!"

"Father..."

Hearing that his father, who had always loved him so much, even more than his brother Zhao Yu, would be so harsh on him, Gongzi Xie's heart was filled with imbalance for a moment.

"snort!"

Without saying anything more, he just snorted coldly, and then walked towards Xingcheng behind him with a malicious look towards his brother Zhao Yu.

Looking at his son who was gradually disappearing from sight, King Zhao Zhao Zhong suddenly felt a sense of regret in his heart.

I doted on this young son so much and let him develop into what he is today. Is it right or wrong?

After all, this conflict between father and son is just an episode in today's alliance meeting.

Not long after, the orchestra driving a Zhongshan chariot stood in front of Prince Zhao and his son.

"Lechi, I have met King Zhao."

Just after a face-to-face meeting, the confrontation between the old enemies of Zhao and Zhongshan began silently.

Seeing that the orchestra pit opposite showed no courtesy or even the slightest respect for his father, the prince behind him, Zhao Yu, stood up.

Although Zhao Yu did not agree with today's actions that were detrimental to Lechi, it did not mean that he could endure the rudeness of Zhongshan Kingdom.

In another time and space, the future monarch of the Zhao State dug up a river to repel the coalition forces of Qi and Wei, and trained a heroic leader like King Zhao Wuling for the Zhao State.

Facing the casual look on his face, Prince Zhao Yu immediately stood up and said: "I heard that Zhongshan Kingdom has always admired China, but today the words and deeds of the Prime Minister are..."

"The orchestra is located in a remote area of ​​Zhongshan, so there really aren't many opportunities to learn."

Lechi was not dissatisfied at all with Zhao Yu's obviously sarcastic words, but instead showed a bit of smile.

"This time, I would like to thank Zhao Guo for his generosity. He gave me the Haoyi and the houses on both sides of the Sophora River to me in Zhongshan, so that the orchestra can be more convenient for study."

On the surface Lechi was expressing his gratitude to Zhao Guo, but every word and every sentence was clearly a demonstration.

Even at the end of the conversation, the orchestra still bowed to Zhao Zhong, Zhao Yu and his son in front of them. This ceremony was extremely solemn.

At this moment, Zhao Yu only felt that his face was burning, as if he had just been slapped hard.

Anyone who knows the whole story of the war between Zhongshan and Zhao knows very well that why the city was given to Zhongshan, it was clearly that the Zhongshan army snatched it from the Zhao army.

It would be fine if the two sides were evenly matched. What is even more unacceptable is that Zhao Jun clearly has an advantage in terms of military strength.

"you……"

Zhao Yu stared angrily at the smiling orchestra pit in front of him. He wanted to say something but it seemed as if he was stuck in his heart and couldn't say anything.

At this moment, a hand gently patted Zhao Yu's shoulder, and Zhao Wang Zhao Zhong slowly passed over his prince.

"Our Zhao State is indeed defeated this time, but Le Xiangguo must not be complacent. Sooner or later, our Zhao State will take back the lost territory."

King Zhao Zhao Zhong's words were loud and clear, and the orchestra pit opposite was not to be outdone.

"If King Zhao is interested, our soldiers from the Zhongshan Kingdom must join the Zhao army to hunt at Huaishui."

At this moment, the atmosphere between the two parties immediately became tense, and the tension may be at stake in the next moment.

"Report to your Majesty that envoys from Yan and Qi have arrived."

Just when the two sides were about to meet in battle, a report stopped the confrontation between King Zhao and Prime Minister Zhongshan, and between the State of Zhao and the State of Zhongshan.

A moment later, Qi envoys Tian Ji and Zou Ji and Yan envoy Qin Qu stood in front of King Zhao and his son and Zhongshan Xiang Lechi.

"The foreign minister Tian Ji (Zou Ji, Qin Qu) pays homage to King Zhao."

Compared to the casual look in the orchestra pit just now, the etiquette of these people's greetings was much more standardized.

It's just that although their etiquette was thoughtful, they still couldn't get a good look from the prince at the side, Zhao Yu.

It's not surprising when you think about it. Zhao State mobilized its army this time to target Zhongshan State, and it did not pose much of a threat to Qi State or Yan State.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Qi and Yan could have remained neutral between the two countries, but they chose to stand on the side of Zhongshan and clearly became enemies of Zhao.

If there was no Qi State and Yan State launched an attack, Zhao State would not be in such a dangerous situation even if it was defeated by Zhongshan State.

As the envoys, Tian Ji, Zou Ji and Qin Qu were not surprised by Prince Zhao Yu's obvious expression of disgust.

In this battle with Qi State, if Yan State can send troops to attack Zhao State, they are already ready to turn against each other.

After showing off their false politeness, the target of the conversation between the three of them shifted from King Zhao to Prime Minister Zhongshan Guochi who was standing aside.

Compared with Zhao State as the enemy, Zhongshan State, Qi State, and Yan State are the allies in this war.

Although the three parties cannot be called sincere unity, Zhongshan State, Qi State, and Yan State can still reach an agreement on the goal of fighting Zhao State.

The envoys from the three parties here were talking quite harmoniously, but Prince Zhao and his son on the other side were also watching everything with cold eyes.

"Father, they are..."

After stopping what Prince Zhao Yu was going to say, King Zhao Zhao Zhong looked coldly at the people who were talking.

But if you look carefully, there is still a bit of helplessness hidden deep in the eyes of this King Zhao.

Over the years, Zhao Wang Zhao Zhong felt that although the Zhao State under his governance could not compare with the Wei State, its national power was still prosperous.

The growth of strength will inevitably lead to the expansion of ambition, and Zhao Zhong gradually becomes dissatisfied and succumbs to Wei.

He began to alienate himself from the Wei State, and he tried to contact the Chu State, which was also a powerful country in the world.

Until this time, he took advantage of the Wei State to send troops to the Chu State, and mobilized an army of 100,000 people, hoping to eliminate the Zhongshan State, which was a close enemy, in one fell swoop.

But what he didn't expect was that his great ambition would lead to a disastrous defeat, a disastrous defeat that almost put Zhao State in an extremely dangerous situation.

Look at these people in front of you, their smiles clearly show their coveting of Zhao's territory.

I don’t know how much strength Zhao, who seems to be powerful now, will retain after this meeting in Xingcheng.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhong couldn't help but look at the horizon ahead.

Zhao Zhong was waiting for the arrival of Wei as an ally, hoping that the other party would give Zhao a hand out of consideration for the fact that they both belonged to the Three Jin Dynasties.

Zhao Zhong was also afraid of the arrival of the rival Wei State. He understood that Zhao State's disastrous defeat against Zhongshan State must be caused by Anyi's handiwork.

It was amid the rather complicated thoughts in Zhao Zhong's mind that a burst of smoke and dust suddenly rose from the distant ground.

After a while, when the smoke and dust got closer and closer, Zhao Zhong was able to clearly see the red flag among the team and the seal characters written on it.

"Wei!"

The word "WEI" became larger and larger, became clearer and clearer, and finally stopped in front of Zhao Zhong and a group of others.

"Xu..."

After a loud and long sound of urging the horse, the carriage slowly stopped, and the Crown Prince of Wei, Wei Shen, appeared in front of everyone.

"I have met King Zhao."

As soon as he got off the carriage, Wei Shen quickly walked up to Zhao Zhong and saluted the King of Zhao.

Facing the Crown Prince of Wei who acted as the mediator, Zhao Zhong also had a rare smile on his face.

"The prince does not need to be polite. The road from Anyi to Xingcheng is long, and it is really hard for the prince to travel all the way."

"The words of King Zhao are serious." The same smile appeared on his face, and Wei Shen said slowly: "The State of Wei considers itself to be the most powerful country in the world today, and is willing to do something to help other countries cease their armies and stop the war."

"Wei Shen, as the crown prince of the Wei Kingdom, came to Xingcheng to mediate this war, but he has no shirking responsibility."

After having a conversation with King Zhao Zhao Zhong, Wei Shen turned his attention to several people on the other side. Naturally, the conversation was quite harmonious.

Finally, with the arrival of Wei Shen, the representative of the Wei State, the two hostile parties were finally able to sit together and discuss how to end the war.
Chapter completed!