Royal Palace, Mourning Hall.

The envoy of Qi State, Hou Sheng, was wearing a filial piety uniform, with a solemn face, and respectfully burned incense and saluted.

After the condolences were finished, Hou Sheng said to the Zhao official in front of him:

"Can you report to me that I have something to ask to see the king of your country?"

As the Empress Dowager's family, among the many countries that came to pay their respects, Qi State is undoubtedly quite special.

Soon, Hou Sheng came to the side hall under the leadership of the officials.

"The foreign minister Hou Sheng has seen the king, please forgive me and follow the changes." Hou Sheng said respectfully.

While talking, Hou Sheng's expression suddenly changed slightly.

As a person who pursues wine and sex enjoyment very much, Hou Sheng can feel the smell of wine in the air.

Is it an illusion?

King Zhao has already spoken.

"It is rare that King Qi and Empress Dowager Qi are willing to send you to pay their respects. After you go back, please tell me your gratitude."

"I also hope that the friendship between Great Zhao and Qi can continue to be maintained and fight the Qin invasion together in the future."

Although King Zhao is young, he has received so many years of royal education and still understands what he should know.

Qi State is the most important ally of Zhao State today, and we cannot be slow to take it anyway.

...

The meeting ended soon, and Hou Sheng left the Zhao Palace in a carriage.

Looking at the scene of Handan City outside the window, Hou Sheng's mouth twitched slightly, and suddenly a smile that a man understood.

"Handan dancer is famous all over the world. How many people should I buy them home and give them to the king?"

"No, no, this time I came for condolences. If someone knew that I actually bought the dancer and returned to Linzi, wouldn't it be an excuse for those guys to attack me?"

Thinking of this, Hou Sheng sighed in regret.

Many people criticized Hou Sheng as a slander and only rely on nepotism to gain power.

But in fact, Hou Sheng is also a very cautious person.

Otherwise, he would not have been firmly in the high position amid the opposition and criticism of so many political enemies.

Hou Sheng understood the truth, but Hou Sheng was still quite unhappy when he thought of the flowers and jade-like dancers missing out.

He simply changed his mind and remembered the meeting with King Zhao just now.

"This King Zhao really doesn't have much experience in terms of today's meeting."

"The alliance between Qi and Zhao depends entirely on the family connection between the Empress Dowager Zhao and Da Qi. Now that Zhao has passed away, if Zhao wants to continue to maintain the alliance, he has to pay something that will satisfy our Da Qi."

"What's the result? He actually gave nothing. He just wanted Da Qi to continue supporting Zhao State in the future with just a few nonsense. It was simply a dream!"

The alliance between the vassal states is ultimately maintained by interests.

Housheng thought again:

"And this time the empress dowager passed away, Chang'an Jun, the host of Zhao State in Linzi, wanted to return to Handan to attend the funeral, but was rejected by the King of Zhao on the grounds that the host was on his shoulders and was not suitable for returning. It was simply outrageous."

"I'm so frustrated with my own brothers. If Da Qi is in trouble in the future, can I still expect King Zhao to come and save him?"

"No, after returning to Linzi, I will have to have a good life and talk to the Queen Mother. It's better not to have this Qi-Zhao alliance."

"Perhaps, it's time to consider the alliance with Qin."

"Anyway, Qin is in the West and Qi is in the East, so there is no conflict."

"And, the Qin people gave really much money..."

As my thoughts flew, the carriage slowly stopped, and the voice of the coachman came from outside.

"Your Majesty, we're here."

Hou Sheng walked off the carriage and looked at the inn in front of him that was specially used to receive envoys from various countries.

If we look at it from an ordinary person's perspective, this inn is undoubtedly magnificent and noble.

But from the perspective of winning in the future, the decoration of this inn is aging and the decoration is old, and there is almost no highlight.

Hou Sheng shook his head and walked towards the small courtyard that belonged to him.

Now he just hopes to return to Linzi early and end this tired and busy mourning journey.

Having just changed into casual clothes, Hou Sheng was still struggling to take a trip to the brothel in secret, so the guards reported a news.

"Your Majesty, there are two people outside who hand over the letter to pay a visit, namely Pingjun, Tian Dan, the capital of Zhao State, and Li Jian, the doctor of the Shang Dynasty."

Hou Sheng was shocked when he heard this.

"Come in and ask them both to come in. Oh no, I will go directly to the hall to greet you!"

After a moment, Hou Sheng saw the two people coming from the gate.

Hou Sheng's eyes first fell on Tian Dan, and he greeted him with a smile on his face.

"Du Pingjun, I haven't seen you for a long time!"

Tian Dan, this is definitely an unforgettable name for any Qi person.

If Tian Dan had not turned the tide in the battle between Yan and Qi, there would have been no Qi in the world.

When Tian Dan saw Hou Sheng, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.

When Tian Dan was forced to leave Qi State, although Hou Sheng was not the envoy, he also put in a lot of effort.

Tian Dan concealed this disgust well and smiled.

"Houqing, I still have a charm for many days."

The two of them exchanged a few simple greetings, and Tian Dan took the initiative to introduce them.

"Houqing, this is our Zhao State Senior Doctor, Li Jian, the Order of Handan."

"It's not that I'm boasting. Even in Linzi, Houqing should have heard of Dr. Li Jian's name."

Hou Sheng smiled and turned his eyes to Li Jian.

In fact, if Tian Shan arrived alone, Hou Sheng really didn't want to see Tian Shan.

The biggest factor that made Hou Sheng decide to meet him immediately and go out to greet him in person was Li Jian, the doctor of Zhao State in front of him.

Hou Sheng smiled and said:

"Du Pingjun is still polite. Among the seven vassal states today, who doesn't know that Zhao State has produced a doctor Li Jian who is comparable to Lin Xiangru at that time?"

Li Jian was also observing Hou Sheng.

According to historical records, Hou Sheng was a prime minister in the era of Tian Jian, King of Qi, and it was a decades.

This was a greedy man and minister of Qi State for enjoyment, and was bribed by Qin State with a large amount of money, and watched the other five countries be destroyed by Qin State.

In the end, Qi State could not escape the destruction.

Therefore, in history, Hou Sheng has a very low evaluation, thinking that he is an absolute treacherous minister.

But in Li Jian's previous life, Qi State actually fought side by side with Zhao State.

At that time, Qin State could not destroy Zhao State for a while, so Qin King Ying Zheng successively destroyed Han, Wei, and Chu, decided to destroy Qi State first, and then turn north to deal with Yan and Zhao.

It was under this situation that Qi and Zhao formed a coalition force to resist the Qin offensive.

On the battlefield of Handan, Li Mu led his army to defeat the Qin army and defeated the Qin attack on Handan.

However, on the Linzi battlefield, Wang Jian wiped out 200,000 Qi troops in one battle and directly destroyed Qi State.

The commander of the Qi army at that time was the prime minister who won the victory.

When the two countries signed an alliance, Li Jian and Hou Sheng met with each other, and became an alliance with blood.

What made Li Jian a little amused was that after completing the various rituals of the covenant, Hou Sheng immediately shouted that he was hungry, which brought in a lot of fine wine and food, as well as a group of beautiful dancers.

I have to admit that Hou Sheng’s aesthetic is really good, and the dancer is really beautiful.

But at that time, Qin was in full force, and both Qi and Zhao were facing the danger of destruction. Hou Sheng still wanted to drink and have fun playing with women. This guy's nature can be imagined.

Many memories flashed in my heart, and a smile appeared on Li Jian's face.

"I have long admired Houqing's name and I am lucky to see Houqing today. I would like to ask Houqing for more advice."

Hou Sheng looked at Li Jian with some surprise, and a hearty laughter came from his fat face.

"Please come in, please come in!"

The three of them came to the lobby and sat down with their hosts and guests.

Hou Shengfa showed a regretful expression on his face and said:

"You can't drink alcohol during the funeral, so please forgive me."

For Hou Sheng, it was really a very uncomfortable thing for him to entertain guests without any good wine and beauty.
To be continued...