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The days in Daliang City were destined to be unstable. First, Lord Xinling wanted to dedicate the Wang Ding to the King of Wei, then the Wang Ding was stolen, and then it was replaced by Zhao Guo and South Korea secretly sending envoys. It can be said that there are waves after waves. rise.
Prime Minister Li Qian is a descendant of Li Li, an important official who once made Wei the overlord. However, compared with his ancestors who were both smart and talented, he was just an ordinary person. He was able to reach the top of his position due to the influence of his ancestors. minister.
But then again, the same is true for Wei Wuji. Compared with Li Qian, he is just a little more heroic.
It was this heroic spirit that made Ji Jie make the decision to help him make a comeback. The first step has been successfully implemented. I believe that King Wei An will get the information soon, and he will have to reconsider Wei Wuji's ability, often thinking that he is. Things that are trivial are regarded as treasures by others.
The Xinling Lord's Mansion has gone from being neglected in front of the public to being crowded with people, and all forces have sent people to find out the truth.
Wei Wuji took Ji Jie's suggestion and saw none of these people, without any explanation for the rumors in the market. A sense of mystery arose and became more and more intense.
King Wei An sent Li Qian to visit, but he was also turned away. Secret reports from Zhao and Han stated that both King Zhao and King Han made it clear that they had not sent anyone to invite Wei Wuji, making King Wei even more unsure.
In the back garden, Wei Wuji was in a good mood and asked someone to prepare a nice banquet for Ji Jie. Ji Jie had never behaved in front of Wei Wuji like a slave would do when meeting his master, which made him feel that he was unusual.
"Excuse me sir, what should I do next?" Wei Wuji respectfully addressed Ji Jie as sir.
Ji Jie put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "There must be a road for a car to reach the mountain, and it will be straight for a boat to reach the bridge! When the king is being demoted step by step, it is not easy for old friends to avoid adding insult to injury. But once you have the momentum to make a comeback, everyone will be eager to jump out and give you a hand. This is the difference between providing help in times of need and adding icing on the cake."
Ji Jie’s meaning is two-fold. First, don’t rush for success in everything. Let nature take its own course. Second, you can clearly see the character of the people around you from your own ups and downs, so that you can make deep or shallow friendships. decision.
Wei Wuji nodded and said with emotion: "If I could have gotten help from my husband earlier, how could I have been in such a bad situation today!"
Ji Jie smiled and said nothing.
At this time, a servant came over in a hurry and reported: "Your Majesty, two carriages are coming outside, very luxurious ones. One of the carriage drivers claims to be the servant of Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei, but the people inside the carriages refuse to show up!"
"Lu Buwei's man, why did he come to see me?" Wei Wuji muttered in his heart.
Wei Wuji had some friendship with Lu Buwei before he became famous. At that time, Lu Buwei was just a businessman without any title. Later, he placed his bet on the proton to win the foreigner. The foreigner became the king of Qin a few months ago, and he followed suit and became the prime minister. .
Ji Jie took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think it is necessary to meet!"
The relationship between Qin and Wei was not good. The two sides often fought each other at the border. Moreover, Wei lost more than it won and lost a lot of land. The diplomatic relations with Qin had long been in name only.
How could Lu Buwei appear in Wei at this time? From the description given by his servant, we can conclude that his trip was extremely secretive.
It is said that there are three fires when a new official takes office. Lu Buwei did not light the fire in the Qin State, but burned it in the Wei State. Ji Jie was also a little confused, so he insisted on meeting Wei Wuji to see what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.
"Sir, come with me to greet you!" Wei Wuji said, and Ji Jie readily agreed.
It can be seen that Wei Wuji does not seem to like Lu Buwei who is known for his speculation. This is not difficult to explain. Wei Wuji comes from a famous family, but Lu Buwei is a businessman with a humble background. Even if he is now in a high position, he cannot hide his background. It is normal to look down on him.
At the gate, the first car got out of the car, a long-faced middle-aged man with the usual shrewdness of a businessman in his brows. Needless to say, he was Lu Buwei.
But what got off the second car was a beautiful woman dressed as a young woman. Ji Jie took a closer look, wasn't this Qin Qing? Why was she here too?
It was obvious that Qin Qing did not recognize Ji Jie after the disguise, and did not even glance at him. The two exchanged a few words, and Wei Wuji enthusiastically led Lu Buwei into the house.
The distinguished guests sat down, Wei Wuji introduced Ji Jie, and Lu Buwei introduced Qin Qing.
Qin Qing's reputation resounds throughout China. She is a real queen of business. More than 80% of Qin's business transactions are completed by her trading companies, and she also occupies a large share in the commercial activities of the other six countries. With Fu Ke It is not an exaggeration to describe it as an enemy country.
The scene was almost finished, and Lu Buwei revealed the purpose of his trip - to rescue Zizheng from the Zhao Kingdom.
Prince Zheng, also known as the future Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng, was nominally the son of Ying Yiren and the singing girl Zhao Ji given to him by Lu Buwei, but it was Lu Buwei who made Zhao Ji pregnant before giving him Changping as his wife. During the war, the Qin State killed 400,000 people from the Zhao State. The Zhao State was furious and wanted to kill Qin's hostage Yiren. Lu Buwei spent a lot of money to bribe the city gate official and took him to escape overnight, but Zhao Ji and Wang Zizheng were left behind.
When the foreigner became the King of Qin, Lu Buwei began to encourage him to rescue Wang Zizheng, which was actually to rescue his own biological son.
Otherwise, why would he be so concerned and come to Wei Wuji personally for help?
Few people knew about the relationship between Wang Zizheng and Lu Buwei at this time, but they could not hide it from Ji Jie, who was familiar with this history.
Wei Wuji was once the Prime Minister of Wei and had a close personal relationship with Zhao Prime Minister Guo Kai and Julu Hou Zhao Mu. He also had a good relationship with Li Mu and Sima Shang of the military. It was only through his mediation and smooth communication that King Zhao could release him.
Since Ying Yiren fled the Zhao Kingdom, the Zhao people have tightened their supervision of Wang Zizheng and Zhao Ji. It is simply unrealistic to rob them, so they had no choice but to come to Wei Wuji for help.
The purpose of Qin Qing's coming here is to show that the Qin State has strong financial backing, and she will come forward to mobilize people from the Zhao State Trading Company to bribe everyone involved.
After arranging for the two of them to stay in the guest room, Wei Wuji called Ji Jie to discuss the matter.
"Sir, do you want me to help you with this or not?" Wei Wuji had no idea in his mind. What he was most concerned about now was how to turn himself around, but the conditions offered by Lu Buwei were also very tempting.
Lu Buwei had just promised that as long as he could rescue Wang Zizheng's mother and son, he was willing to give him ten thousand taels of gold. Now Wei Wuji was not only short of people, but also very short of money.
"Of course I agree!" Ji Jie said with a smile: "But you can't agree so quickly. Success will be too easy, which will make Lu Buwei despise you! Of course, before doing this, I have to confirm one thing first!"
Ji Jie's excuse was whether Lu Buwei really gave him 10,000 taels of gold. On the surface, he brought Qin Qing to prove this, but who can guarantee that he wasn't trying to cover up the truth?