Li Yuan acted in a cowardly manner and sent several letters of credence and envoys, which made King Qi very happy.
"Your Majesty the King of Qi, Li Yuan, the Grand Marshal of the Zuo Xiangguo of Chu State, invites you to meet in the border town of Chu State!" The envoy of Chu State stood in the court of Qi State and said respectfully: "For the previous I am willing to apologize to the highest standard for the misunderstanding that occurred between the two militaries, and I hope you can be present!"
When the King of Qi was about to agree, the Prime Minister Tian Kang stepped forward and said: "Since you are apologizing to Da Qi, how can you let my king go to the border town of Chu State? If Li Yuan is really sincere, why doesn't he come to the capital of Da Qi?" "
The envoy from Chu State said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone: "I, the King of Chu, are young and cannot apologize to the King of Qi in person. This time, Li Xiangguo not only represents himself, but also represents our king and the Queen Mother! Does Tian Xiangguo think it is appropriate to meet in Linzi City?"
Tian Kang's face turned red and he said, "Then at least we should arrange for the border town of Qi State to be the meeting place!"
The Chu envoy nodded and said: "No problem! In fact, Li Xiangguo has already considered this. He was just afraid that His Majesty the King of Qi would not give me the face of the Chu Kingdom, so he proposed to meet in the border town of our country! Since His Majesty the King of Qi is interested in meeting with me As our country rebuilds its old friendship, we will meet in the territory of Qi according to the establishment of Prime Minister Tian. I will go back immediately to inform Prime Minister Li and ask you to confirm the meeting place immediately. We will set off soon!"
"Okay, see you in the border town!" King Qi said before Tian Kang: "I hope I can see Li Xiangguo's sincerity by then!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I won't let you down!"
In fact, before the Chu envoy set out, Li Yuan had already made preparations. He had deployed people in all three border towns that the King of Qi might choose. Except for a small number of people who wanted to spy on intelligence, the rest were all assassin.
Finally, King Qi chose to meet Li Yuan in a border town called Kangcheng.
In the Qi Palace, the Queen looked at the proud King Qi and said, "My mother always feels that something is not right about what Li Yuan did this time. How could Qi Guo's attitude change so much?"
King Qi waved his hand and said: "Mother, I'm not kidding you, you must have thought too much this time! Although Ji Jie is hateful, he always does what he says. We will definitely not fight him if he says he won't fight for a year. Li Yuan He is afraid that Lu Buwei will commit another crime while he is not paying attention. This shows the importance of Da Qi, otherwise he would not be so coquettish. Don't worry, leave this matter to me and I will definitely let Li Yuan remember it. ,never be arrogant!”
The queen nodded, thinking, I hope you can realize this, both Zhou and Qin are countries of tigers and wolves, our Qi country is not a rival, no matter it is Qi or Chu, who is arrogant? Must perish!
"You must be more careful and bring more guards when you go this time!" the Queen explained.
"I know, I know!" King Qi nodded on the surface, but he didn't take it seriously. In his opinion, the meeting place was still in Qi State and there would be no danger.
The two parties agreed to meet at the border town in ten days. King Qi couldn't wait, so he set off early and arrived there on the sixth day.
After receiving the news that King Qi had arrived at the border town, Li Yuan was ecstatic. He had been worried that King Qi would arrive there only on the last day, so he would find an excuse for his lateness because he could not appear in the city while assassinating King Qi. , in which case he will become the first suspect.
"Haha, it's just what I want!" Li Yuan lowered his voice and said to a person next to him: "Are you ready in all aspects?"
"Master, don't worry, we have been prepared for a long time!" The man said with a sinister smile: "Our men have secretly sneaked into various cities in Qi State. As long as the King of Qi dies, all kinds of rebellions will spring up like mushrooms after a rain. Come, the Qi people will not be able to control the situation, and our army will occupy Linzi City in the shortest time, and then there will be a lot of drama. The Qi generals who were bribed by us will lead their troops to express their submission to Chu!"
"Okay, great!" Li Yuan was so happy that he almost jumped up and rubbed his hands and said: "We must make sure that those generals who were bribed will not regret it at the critical moment. When we rush into Linzi and kill the old woman behind the queen, , Qi State belongs to me, Li Yuan!"
The man quickly flattered and said: "After occupying the Qi State, the Prime Minister can proclaim himself the King of Qi, and then depose the Little Chu King, and all the land of Qi and Chu will be yours! Then lead the troops of the two countries to attack the Zhou Dynasty, destroy the Qin State, and unify The world!"
"Hahaha!" Li Yuan laughed arrogantly, as if he was already the master of the world.
"Master, when will we take action?"
"On the evening of the ninth day!" Li Yuan said solemnly: "I will send someone to inform King Qi tomorrow that I will arrive on the afternoon of the tenth day, so he should not be anxious! You must complete things well the night before , then no one will suspect that I sent someone to do it!"
"Don't worry, Master, it will be absolutely perfect!"
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Based on the latest information from all parties, Ji Jie had to agree with Sima Xueran's judgment that King Qi was dead.
"Are you really not going to stir up the troubled waters?" Sima Xueran asked.
Ji Jie shook his head and said: "There are only advantages and no disadvantages to staying out of this matter. Let Li Yuan and the others make trouble. The more violent the better!"
"But if this happens, Qi will be in chaos, and it will not be easy for Li Yuan to devour Qi in a short time!" Sima Xueran said worriedly: "Qin will definitely take advantage of the situation and attack from behind. Chu State, and Chu State is busy swallowing Qi State and unable to withstand Qin State’s attack, Lu Buwei is very likely to become the fisherman who will benefit in the end!”
"This is the result I'm waiting for!" Ji Jie looked mysterious. He had no intention of telling Sima Xueran what he was thinking right now.
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King Qi had a very happy life in the border town. Before he arrived, the guard here had prepared no less than ten kinds of entertainment projects. He also recruited a group of graceful dancing girls from the surrounding area, plus a group of people who were good at flattering people. .
The King of Qi was drunk and dreaming. Because he had the Queen's spy in Linzi, he never dared to leave the palace. If he occasionally performed a song and dance to entertain, he would be scolded as a hedonist.
Therefore, in the eyes of others, this place is a place where nothing matters, but in the eyes of King Qi, it is a paradise on earth.
It's a pity that he didn't have the luck to endure it.
That night, he was so drunk that he had just fallen asleep with two beauties in his arms when he was stabbed to death by a group of men in black who rushed in. Dozens of guards also failed to escape. Most people really didn't know Their throats were cut, or they were stabbed to death in the back of the heart. The few who could respond were also hacked to death before they could speak.
Then, dozens of torches were thrown over, and a huge fire broke out.
When the border town guard received the news, the houses here were almost burned to the ground. A group of soldiers fought hard to snatch out several burnt bodies that were beyond recognition. Which one was the King of Qi?