"The journey from Lantian to Linzi is a thousand miles. The King of Wei has really taken great pains to invite me to Qi State so kindly."

The capital of Qi State is Linzi, within the palace.

Qi Houtian Yinqi gently put down the silk book in his hand and raised his head to look at the Wei envoy who had come from afar. The expression on his face was full of amusement.

Seeing the Marquis of Qi sitting upright above him like this, the envoy from Wei was neither humble nor overbearing, and just gave a salute.

"Marquis Qi's words are serious."

"The reason why my king invites the princes of the world to gather in Lantian this time is to stop the war. Chu, Han, Yue and other princes have already gone there. As the richest country in the world, how can Qi miss such a grand event?

Woolen cloth?"

"A grand event? I think it is a grand event for your Wei State." Naturally, Tian Yinqi would not say such thoughts. He could only keep mocking the seemingly noble and upright Wei State in his heart, "Lantian will make an alliance, our Qi State

What to do?"

"Are you going to be humiliated by Wei Feng, or are you going to watch your Wei state show off its power in front of all the countries in the world?"

Thinking of this, Tian Yinqi raised his head again and looked at the Wei envoy in front of him, and there was a bit of evil in his eyes.

While Tian Yinqi's thoughts were racing, the hall suddenly fell into silence.

Whether it was the ministers of the Qi State standing below or the envoys of the Wei State who came from afar, they all turned their attention to the Qi Marquis who was slandering him at this moment, expecting him to give a clear answer.

But as time went by, this expectation gradually turned into anxiety, and the atmosphere in the hall gradually became a little weird.

Because Qi Hou Tian was unable to express his position, Tian Ji and Zou Ji, who were listed in front of the Qi officials below, looked at each other, and then Zou Ji, who had always been in charge of foreign affairs, stood up.

"It's really hard for the Wei envoy to come all the way. It's getting late today, so why not go back to the post earlier to rest."

"As for the Lantian Alliance, it is indeed of great importance. We, the Qi State, have to weigh it more, but please ask the Wei envoy to wait patiently."

Zou Ji had already made such a kind response, and Qihou Tianyin Qi, who was above him, did not show his attitude immediately. After looking around again and again, the Wei envoy gave up the plan of getting an immediate response.

"The alliance meeting is imminent. I hope your country will reply as soon as possible and say goodbye."

After saying this, the Wei envoy glanced at Tian Yinqi who was still silent above with a deep look, and then walked out of the hall on his own.

…

After the court meeting ended, the ministers retreated. Qi Gongtian Yinqi led his two most trusted ministers towards the inner hall where confidential matters were usually discussed.

"Your Majesty, what do you want?"

Just as he stood where he usually stood, looking at Tian Yinqi in front of him who didn't seem to take the incident seriously at all, Tian Ji felt a little helpless in his heart.

The Wei State is the most powerful prince in the world today, and it has just defeated the Chu army in Yancheng. The army's front is directed at the capital of the Chu State, and it can be said that it is in the limelight for a while.

Even though he had always regarded Wei as the most urgent threat to Qi and advocated uniting other princes in the world to jointly deal with Wei, Tian Ji did not think that Qi would offend the overlord Wei at this time.

However, Tian Ji was so concerned in his heart. As the monarch of Qi State, Tian Yinqi did not think so. He could only see that he was calm and calm just now, but now his face was full of determination.

"What do you want? I just want to tell Wei Feng that this Lantian alliance, I, Tian Yinqi, will not give him the face of Wei."

"We, the State of Qi, have always had a grudge against the State of Wei. Our late emperor died in depression because of his State of Wei. Over the past decades, his State of Wei has repeatedly sent troops to occupy our borders and kill our common people."

"How can I put aside all the hatred between the country and the family, and pretend to be happy to go there to see Wei Feng show off his power in front of the princes of the world?"

"Snapped!"

At this moment, the anger in the heart of Tian Yinqi, the monarch of Qi, broke out, and he seemed to want to vent all his resentment towards Wei over the years.

"Yes, our country of Qi is not as powerful as his country Wei, but if I have to watch with my own eyes Wei Feng grabs one benefit after another in front of me, I..."

"Can't do it!"

Tian Yinqi was undoubtedly a wise monarch, and at the same time he was also a sufficiently "willful" monarch.

He can give high honors to his ministers, and he can also order people to cook them in public.

Having been kings and ministers for many years, Tian Ji and Zou Ji didn't understand their king, and they knew that his decision at this moment could not be influenced by a few words.

However, for the sake of Qi's safety, after the two looked at each other, Tian Ji slowly took a step forward.

"Your Majesty, the Wei State may behave in a domineering manner, but after all, it is the leading powerful country in the world today."

"As your Majesty said, the Wei State invites all the princes from all over the world to gather in Lantian, making it clear that it wants to show off its power in front of the kings of other countries."

"Now that most of the princes have gone, if we, Qi State, are absent, Wei State will definitely resent us, Qi State."

"Your Majesty, what General Tian Ji said is true." Tian Ji had just finished speaking, but Zou Ji on the side also took a step forward, "The state of Wei is powerful and cannot be defeated by our state of Qi. For the safety of our state of Qi, I would like to ask your Majesty to

…”

"My dear friends, there is no need to say any more. I have made up my mind." Before Zou Ji could finish his words, Tian Yinqi immediately issued an eviction order, "It's getting late, my dear friends, please go back and rest early."

Seeing that Tian Yinqi was not touched by their words, Tian Ji and Zou Ji looked at each other with some helplessness, and quickly exited the hall.

"Brother Tian, ​​if your Majesty insists on doing this, I'm afraid it will give the Wei State an excuse to do harm to our Qi State!"

Walking on the road leading to the palace gate, the worried look on Zou Ji's face remained for a long time, and Tian Ji beside him also had a solemn look on his face.

"I'm worried about this too."

"The Qi State is rich and prosperous, and everyone in the world knows it. In the past, the Wei State coveted the land of our Qi State, but was afraid of other princes."

"Now the Chu State, which is second only to the Wei State, has been defeated again and again. The other princes have become more and more respectful due to the power of the Wei State. I am afraid that the next target of the Wei State will be our Qi State."

After finishing his words, Tian Ji stopped and said, "Brother Zou, I'm afraid that Wei's offensive is not far away. I should do my best to train the soldiers to prepare for unexpected events. As for hooking up with the princes of the world for help..."

"But please rest assured, Brother Tian, ​​Zou Ji is fully responsible."

Zou Ji and Tian Ji, two people who were hostile to each other in the original time and space, made a different choice at this moment when Qi was about to face a crisis, that is, to work together to resist foreign aggression.

…

"So, Qi is preparing to reject Wei's goodwill?"

Not long after, the envoy from Wei State, who was in the Linzi embassy, ​​had already learned the attitude of Qi State, or Qi Hou Tian Yinqi, towards the Lantian Alliance.

Zou Ji saw the smile on Wei Shi's face disappearing bit by bit, even though he knew it could not be changed, he was still making his last effort.

"Wei envoy has misunderstood. It is actually my Lord..."

"Doctor Zou, there is no need to say more. I, the Wei State, already know the attitude of Qi State, and I am also aware of the decision of the Marquis of Qi."

"For this, Foreign Minister just wants to praise..."

"The Marquis of Qi has the guts!"

The anger on his face exploded at this moment and then "returned to calm" very quickly. The Wei envoy just said in a calm tone: "I hope Qi will always be like this in the future."

"Doctor, please come back. I will leave Linzi soon."

After saying this, the Wei envoy immediately issued an order to expel the guest, and the mission to Linzi ended with the two countries completely turning against each other.
Chapter completed!