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550. Chapter 550 The truth in adversity

Su Qin arrived outside the gate of Shangshe and saw this house built in the east city of Handan City. It was half a mile in radius, and it was all two-story small buildings divided into more than a dozen courtyards. The houses were new buildings, painted with blue walls, which were particularly eye-catching.

Su Qin arrived at Shangshe, and the management officials of Shangshe welcomed him and took him to the small courtyard where Chen Xu stayed. Su Qin saw that Chen Xu had not seen him for more than two years, suddenly became much older, with gray hair and a little hunched waist.

Chen Xu no longer had the keenness and heroism of the past. When he saw Su Qin, he held Su Qin's hand excitedly and kept saying: "It's great, it's great to meet old friends!"

Su Qin also said emotionally: "I also hope to see you a few more times. This time I was worried that you would not come if you had something to do. Unexpectedly, not only did I come, but I was the first one to arrive. Old friends are indeed different from ordinary people. I want to thank you here."

Chen Qiao said: "I have received too much help from Ji Zi. From Quwo to the Battle of Anyi, Ji Zi was all organized by him. Otherwise, I really don't know if I can support my position as prime minister until today."

"If you want to thank you, I should thank you. This time I came to Zhao State Alliance, which is a thing that is beneficial to Wei State, so why don't I do it?"

Su Qin replied: "Prime Minister Chen is too humble. I am still worried here that Wei will not send envoys to the Joint Column Conference at all. Unexpectedly, the Prime Minister was led by him, giving me Su Jizi a full face. How could I not be moved? At the critical moment, the old friends are still deeply in love with you. I thank you very much!"

Su Qin said, bowing and thanking him again. However, Chen Xu's face changed, and the tone of the conversation became solemn, saying, "Oh, I'm here in Zhao this time, maybe this is the last time I can help Ji Zi."

When Su Qin heard Chen Xu's words, he noticed the gray emotion in his heart and asked, "Why did Prime Minister Chen say this? Did he encounter something particularly difficult?"

Chen Xu said: "Do you know? The former rebel general Gongsun Yan of Wei State actually returned to Wei State, and the King of Wei was moved by his sweet words and trusted him in particular. At present, he is in charge of the military power of Wei State, and he is in charge of the military power of Wei State, and he is in power. He doesn't even take me, as the prime minister, seriously."

When Su Qin heard this, his brows frowned tightly. He had also noticed Gongsun Yan's movements. It is said that after the defeat, he left Qin quietly and even his family disappeared. In order to avoid disaster, Su Qin, the cunning Gongsun Yan, simply took his whole family to hide in the uninhabited mountains.

Now that he heard Chen Xu's narration, he realized that Gongsun Yan had actually run back to Wei State shamelessly! The Wei State was his original motherland. Gongsun Yan was the great position of Qin State and Ying Si's generous rewards, betrayed the Wei State and turned to Qin State.

Su Qin felt strange and asked: "The two ends of Gongsun Yan's head and rat caused great harm to the State of Wei. How could he obtain the position of Taiwei of Wei? Isn't this a strange thing!"

Chen Xu sighed and said, "It is precisely because he was a native of Wei and had many acquaintances in Wei that no one was greedy for immediate dividends. Gongsun Yan gave gifts to the ministers in the court of Wei, and desperately proclaimed his contributions to Wei, saying that the two battles of Quwo and Anyi were the ones who were interested in Wei, which led to the profits of Wei."

Su Qin thought for a while and said, "This Gongsun Yan is really good at defending his words. It is obvious that he is stealing chickens but losing rice. He said that he took the initiative to give in to the State of Wei."

Su Qin laughed for a moment and said, "However, Gongsun Yan said this, it is indeed very confusing, because if he hadn't been cowardly and was remediated, the Qin army would not have lost, and the Wei State would not have benefited from it."

Chen Xie said, "Yes, his speech was very confusing. He was so happy that the King of Wei was so happy that he regarded Gongsun Yan as a caring person who was loyal to the State of Wei. Little did he know that Gongsun Yan was originally focused on Qin, and his actions were done so only after he had to go. For example, Quwo wrote to King Ying Si of Qin to withdraw his troops, as if he was defeated at the city in Anyi, etc., which one was not like this."

Su Qin nodded. He noticed that Chen wanted to deliberately call Ying Si the "King of Qin". He knew that Ying Si had become king for a year, when the ruling ministers of various countries had changed their titles when they dealt with Qin. However, Zhao Yu, the Duke of Zhao, was still determined to ignore his reputation and keep a low profile.

Su Qin actually advised Zhao Hou to be the king in time and follow the current situation. However, Zhao Hou shook his head and said that he would leave the matter of becoming the king to his crown prince Zhao Yong, and he was already at ease to be a Zhao Hou.

Su Qin asked Chen Xu: "After Gongsun Yan became the Grand Marshal of Wei, how did he deal with his relationship with Qin? Does this person hate Qin very much?"

Chen Xu shook his head, sneered, and said, "You Ji Zi couldn't think of this. On the contrary, after Gongsun Yan became the Grand Marshal, he still fought fiercely with Qin. My subordinates heard that he always had letters with the ruling minister of Qin, Zhang Yi, and he was very close to each other."

Su Qin felt a little strange. He thought for a while and said, "This matter is a bit strange. Gongsun Yan was expelled from Qin. He should hate Qin and wanted to take revenge on Qin. How could he get along with the Qin people again? In my opinion, he must have received some benefits from Qin. Maybe he had received a large amount of bribes from the King of Qin, so he did not resent Qin, but instead repay Qin."

In his speech, Su Qin also changed the previous name Ying Si to "Qin King" to "Qin King". This is just a customary name. If he still does not change the name in front of the rulers of Chen Xu and other princes, and others are used to calling "Qin King", it will not only cause confusion among Chen Xu and others, but also make him look very stingy.

Su Qin intended to do it, and the so-called "King of Qin" is just a name, so how can one be too careful!

After listening to Su Qin's analysis, Chen Ying felt that his guess was reasonable and responded: "It was the factor that Ji Zi mentioned. But I personally think that Gongsun Yan colluded with your junior brother Zhang Yi, so the inside story may not be that simple."
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