Yu Xin looked at Chen Cheng who was gradually approaching in front of him, and a hint of excitement gradually surged in his heart.

In this era, there were two main stages that scholars could become famous, one was the battlefield and the other was diplomacy.

Speaking of which, Yu Xin is actually not very good at both aspects. Yu Xin is good at strategic planning, that is, responsible for the macro-formulation of national major policies and guidelines. His role is more inclined toward aides and staff, and he is the kind of person who stands behind the scenes. Things like commanding thousands of troops or talking about ministers in courts of other countries are not suitable for him.

This time, Zhao Dan, the king of Zhao State, sent Zhao Sheng and Yu Xin to the Wei and Chu countries respectively. The intention was actually very obvious. That is, you and the common people should not say to me and I will tell you in front of me for one day. They all think you are capable, right? Then let me compete on the diplomatic stage. You will know who is stronger and who is weaker.

In fact, this time, there are actually better candidates for the common sect than Yu Xin, that is, Lin Xiangru, the real Dinghai God Needle of the common sect. Lin Xiangru's eloquence can be said to be famous all over the world. This can be seen from the two things that "return the jade to Zhao" and "the meeting of Mianchi" that year that made the Qin monarchs and ministers suffer one after another and cannot have an attack. If Lin Xiangru was on an envoy, the possibility of success would undoubtedly be much higher than that of Yu Xin.

It’s a pity that Lin Xiangru’s health has been getting worse and worse recently and he cannot bear such long-distance missions. Therefore, Zhao Dan handed over this task to Yu Xin, and Yu Xin knew it very well.

But even so, Yu Xin didn't have much worry in his heart.

You should know that among the six important officials of Zhao State, only Yu Xin can be called Zhao Dan's true confidant. This alone is enough to make Yu Xin rest assured.

Of course, even if you rest assured, it doesn’t mean that Yu Xin doesn’t care about this mission. On the contrary, Yu Xin attaches great importance to this mission.

As a famous Warring States period scholar who was very good at strategic planning and looking at problems from the perspective of the overall situation, Yu Xin had long seen the importance of the Battle of Changping clearly and knew that Zhao would never be defeated in this battle, otherwise the Qin State would have an unstoppable momentum of annexation of the world.

It is precisely because of this that Yu Xin repeatedly ignored the factional distinction and sacrificed some interests of the common sect to support Zhao Dan's many opinions, with the purpose of allowing Zhao State to deal with Changping with all his strength.

What's more, a scholar died for his confidant. Since Zhao Dan trusted Yu Xin so much, he promoted Yu Xin from a commoner to a lieutenant of Zhao State in just a few years and was given the position of a nobleman. How could Yu Xin let Zhao Dan down?

Besides, the title of the Supreme Lord is not the end of the minister. Yu Xin is even more eager to be able to be the king of his own king, the king, by virtue of his achievements made for the State of Zhao!

When you wait for the king, you are actually a "marquis". The ultimate way of a minister is to be a minister!

It has never been an easy thing for people who are not in the royal family to be named a king. Yu Xin is now a Shangqing, only one step away from being a king, but even this step is very likely to be the insurmountable barrier.

Today, there are very few people who can obtain the title of monarch as a minister who is not a royal family.

Bai Qi, the Wu'an Jun of Qin, took the position of monarch with hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the six Shandong countries as stepping stones.

Zhao She, the Ma Fujun, who had just died in the previous few years, had first managed the internal affairs well. Then, when the two generals of Zhao State Lian Po and Le Cheng both chose to shrink their eggs in front of the strong and powerful Qin State, they stepped forward and turned the tide, leading the Zhao army to defeat the Qin army in the Battle of Yanyu, shattering the Qin army's attempt to bypass South Korea and directly attack Zhao State, and then they were enfeoffed.

Bai Qi and Zhao She, who is not a big shot who is intimidating the world, and that hero who has made great contributions to the country? If Yu Xin wants to enthrone the king, he must at least make his contributions and these two people barely at the same level.

Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s talk about Lin Xiangru, the boss of the common sect. Look at how much contribution Lin Xiangru has made to Zhao State. His current title is just like Yu Xin, and he will probably be out of luck in his life.

This shows how difficult it is to enthrone the king.

It is precisely because this is so difficult that Yu Xin must have enough credit for his position as a king.

This time he went to the State of Chu, it was undoubtedly a great opportunity for Yu Xin to make contributions.

And not only that, this time Zhao Dan obviously understood Yu Xin's shortcomings, so Zhao Dan specially sent an assistant for Yu Xin.

Yu Xin's eyes slowly moved aside and finally landed on a carriage beside him.

In this carriage was a middle-aged man with a calm expression, simple clothes and an ordinary face. This middle-aged man was so inconspicuous that if you threw him on the streets of Handan, he could perfectly integrate into it in almost a second, without attracting anyone's attention, and could be called a 100% pure passerby.

But even such an ordinary man could sit alone in a carriage and beside Yu Xin, the leader of the mission, which was obviously a bit unusual.

Yu Xin bowed to the man with a serious expression: "This time he went to Chu State to rely more on Mr. Mao's ability."

This inconspicuous man was the helper whom the king Zhao Dan asked for Yu Xin from the mansion of the Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng. He was one of the thousands of visitors in the mansion of the Zhao Sheng.

To be honest, Yu Xin was somewhat dissatisfied with Mao Sui before. But after so many days of missions, Yu Xin and Mao Sui chatted, they found that this person was also a talented person, especially good at talking and arguing.

Although his knowledge reserves are far inferior to Yu Xin, Mao Sui can often speak back and forth with Yu Xin during verbal disputes with his own unique debate skills, and even often gain the upper hand.

After many deep conversations with Mao Sui, Yu Xin finally realized why Zhao Dan had to send Mao Sui to him. Obviously, Mao Sui was here to fill in Yu Xin's flaws in speech.

After understanding this, Yu Xin not only admired his king Zhao Dan, but also respected Mao Sui very much. He even allowed Mao Sui to enjoy the treatment of a deputy envoy of the mission, which was equivalent to that of Yu Xin himself. Even Mao Sui's carriage was one of the highest-end ones in the mission.

After hearing Yu Xin's words, Mao Sui also bowed to Yu Xin in the carriage: "Mr. Yu, please rest assured, so he will do his best to help him return successfully."

This time, the mission to Chu State was an opportunity for Yu Xin, but wasn't it the same for Mao Sui? For example, Yu Xin, who is now famous and in a high position, is still Mao Sui, who is an unknown disciple in Pingyuan Jun's mansion, obviously has a stronger desire to make achievements.

The two looked at each other and smiled, everything was silent.

Although he has always been despised as "Chu Manzi" by the Central Plains, after all, Chu State is also one of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, and there are still some basic etiquettes. The corresponding welcoming ceremonies have long been arranged at the city gate, and the diplomatic officials of Chu State have already taken their place.

After a brief welcome ceremony, the Chu diplomat in charge of the entertainment suddenly threw a small bomb that surprised Yu Xin: "Mr. Yu, my king and all the ministers are waiting in the palace, so please enter the palace."

Yu Xin was stunned when he heard this. Although it was only two hours before dawn, as usual, should you, Chu people, send me to the inn first and let me rest for a day or two before summoning me?

This way of doing things is indeed something that Chu people who have taken the unusual path can do.

But for Yu Xin, this is not a big deal. It would be nice to see the King of Chu earlier and negotiate things earlier.
Chapter completed!