Chapter 18 The Su Dai envoy to Qi (1)
Therefore, Zhao State must not fail in Changping, otherwise all Su Dai's dreams would have become empty talk.
Su Dai knew that he was old and was afraid that he would not have to pursue his brother Su Qin in a few years. His life path was about to end, but the goal he pursued in his life was still not achieved.
This trip to Qi State is likely to be Su Dai’s last chance in his life, so he must do his best to seize this opportunity.
The carriage slowly stopped, and a Qi official who had been waiting here had come forward: "Empress, my king is waiting in the hall."
Su Dai looked up and saw that the high platform in front of him was named Huan Gongtai. The base of the platform was 14 meters high and had a total of 99 steps.
At the top of the platform is a magnificent and extraordinary hall, called the Golden Palace. This Golden Palace is located at the center of the entire Qi State Palace City. All other palaces and pavilions in the palace city are built around this Golden Palace Hall like stars holding the moon.
This Golden Palace is where Qi State holds a grand court meeting now, and it is also the highest power center of Qi State.
Su Dai took a deep breath to calm his mood, then walked off the carriage and followed the Qi official who was in charge of leading the way to the Golden Palace on the high platform step by step along the steps.
After a while, Su Dai came to the hall. As the welcome said, King Jian of Qi and the ministers of Qi were indeed waiting in the hall.
After walking into the hall, Su Dai first looked around the hall, and then couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "What a big formation."
The young man who was kneeling at the top of the palace, who looked only in his early twenties, wearing a purple crown and a golden robe, was the current king of Qi, King Jian (Tian Jian), who was the one who was in Qi.
On both sides of King Jian of Qi, dozens of Qi ministers sat in two rows. The ministers were of different ages, some of whom were already gray on their temples, while others were in their prime. However, no matter which of them, when they looked at Su Dai, they inevitably had a hint of arrogance and disdain from the heart.
As the old-fashioned country with the longest prosperity during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the most wise rulers, famous ministers and generals, even though Qi is no longer the first in the world, there is still a lingering sense of superiority in the hearts of the Qi people.
This extremely persistent sense of superiority of "Although I am a weak man now, but in fact my ancestors are more than you, Zhao State, isn't it just a nouveau riche to hang in front of me?" is probably only comparable to the people of the British Empire in later generations.
But these are not the key points. Su Dai's eyes moved slowly and finally landed on the seat where King Jian of Qi was promoted.
A middle-aged lady sitting on it, who was nearly fifty years old, but her graceful demeanor did not change at all with the passing of years. She just sat there plainly, and the majesty she exuded was even better than that of King Jian of Qi, who should have been the owner of this palace.
"Queen..." Su Dai frowned slightly: "She is actually here. It seems that Qi really attaches great importance to me, the envoy of Zhao."
The queen, the queen of Tian Fazhang, the biological mother of Tian Jian, the current King of Qi, and the actual ruler of Qi in the late period of Tian Fazhang, the king of Qi, and was once regent when his son, King of Qi, was ascended the throne.
Like her husband's sister, Zhao Dan's mother, Empress Zhao Wei, she was the two most talented and powerful women in the late Warring States Period who were the most talented and powerful, serving the country and the people.
Ma Qian, the Taishi Company, once praised the queen with the word "virtuous" twice in "Records of the Grand Historian: Tian Jingzhong Wan's Family Chapter 16", which shows how Taishi Gong appreciates this strange woman.
When he saw the queen, Su Dai felt that this time might be a bit tricky.
Now King Jian of Qi has grown into an energetic adult, and the queen has already returned power to her son two years ago and lived in seclusion in the deep palace.
But anyone who knows the political arena of Qi a little bit knows that the extremely filial King Jian of Qi has always obeyed his mother, the Queen.
So today, Su Dai not only wanted to convince the young King Jian of Qi, but also to convince this queen who had long held the authority of Qi and was known for his wisdom, reputation and wiseness.
But there is a problem that everyone knows that this queen is the largest "pro-Qin faction" in Qi!
This sudden change invisibly increased the difficulty for Su Dai to persuade Qi.
Su Dai took a deep breath and bowed to King Jian of Qi in front of him.
Chapter completed!