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Guo Kai was startled when he heard the name Jijie. He thought it was Ji Jie. The visitor explained that this Jijie was not Ji Jie, but an envoy sent by King Wei An and a disciple of Lord Xinling.
Zhao Mu also happened to be present. He frowned and said, "That kid Ji Jie probably fled to Wei State. This man happens to be from Wei State. I also doubt whether there is any connection between them!"
Guo Kai read the name card in his hand and said with a smile: "Probably not. The spies sent to Wei State reported that Wei Wuji was able to regain his position because of the advice of a man named Ji Jie. At that time, I thought this name It sounds a bit familiar, and now it seems there should be no problem with his identity! What, let’s meet together?”
"Let's forget it!" Zhao Mu waved his hand and said, "I'm here to see you, so it's a bit inappropriate for me to be here! By the way, have you ever heard that Zhao Ling has a relationship with Qin's Trading Company?"
"I've never heard of this!" Guo Kai didn't understand what he meant and asked, "Why do you ask this?"
"People from Qin's Trading Company found me, hoping that I could let Zhao Ling go!" Zhao Mu stood up and said with a smile, "I'm very confused, when did Zhao Ling get involved with Qin's!"
Zhao Mu left the Guo Mansion through the back door. It was not that he did not want to see the so-called envoy from Wei, but that he concluded that Ji Jie came here to bribe Guo Kai. Of course, his share of the bribe was indispensable, and it was just a gift. It always seemed so out of place when there was one more person present, just like he didn't want a third person to be present when accepting bribes.
"The villain pays homage to Guo Xiangguo on auspicious day!" Ji Jie bowed to Guo respectfully.
At this time, Guo Kai had completely dispelled his previous suspicions. Even if he looked at Ji Jie's current face in the mirror, he couldn't find any flaws. When it came to disguise, Qin Qing was the expert at it, but he didn't expect it. Sister Qing, who seems to be weak and weak, still has such abilities.
Guo Kai came over with a smile, stretched out his hand to lift Ji Jie up, and said with a smile: "You're welcome, Ambassador Wei, hehe!"
Ji Jie handed over the gift list calmly, Guo Kai took it in his hand, opened it, and couldn't help but gasped, and then his eyes flashed with gold. The first line on it said 30,000 taels of gold, and the list below There are more than ten lines of names of gifts.
"How can you accept such a generous gift?" Guo Kai pretended to return it to Ji Jie. Even a fool could see that he was acting.
Ji Jie quickly pushed it over and said: "This is something that Lord Xinling has told me. He said that he must ask the Prime Minister to accept it, otherwise I won't be able to explain it when I go back. Just do it reluctantly. Your Majesty still has something to ask for your help!"
Guo Kai smoothly put the gift list into his arms, but pretended to be angry and said: "I won't do this again!"
Isn't it going to be an example next time? I'm afraid the meaning of this sentence must be understood in this way. Next time, we can only do more than this and not less than this!
After a few words of greetings, Ji Jie revealed the purpose of his trip. Guo Kai had many eyes in Wei State, so he should have known about it, but he still frowned and said: "This matter is not easy to handle, but since it is Xinling I should do my best to fulfill your entrustment. The envoy of Wei must ask other ministers for help, and we will report to King Zhao together. Otherwise, I will be weak on my own and I may not be able to succeed!"
This was within the plan. The two agreed that three days later, Guo Kai would take the initiative to bring up the matter at the court meeting, and the other ministers agreed. Even if it failed once, King Zhao would definitely not be able to stand it a few more times, so he had to nod in agreement.
Then, Ji Jie visited the second-in-command Zhao Mu and presented him with thousands of taels of gold and a bunch of rare and rare treasures. Zhao Mu also agreed readily and promised to let Zhao Ling go as soon as the limelight was over.
However, Zhao Ling could not continue to stay in the army and serve the State of Zhao, so he could only retain his noble title.
Although this result was a little imperfect, it finally saved Zhao Ling's life and face. According to Zhao Mu's original idea, he would have to be sentenced to at least ten or eight years in prison.
Three days later, King Zhao Xiang directly rejected the proposal of Guo Kai and others, and the court meeting broke up unhappy.
Ji Jie thought that there would be such a result. If the matter could be solved simply, Lu Buwei would not spend such a large amount of money as bribes, let alone use Lord Xinling to mediate.
Qin Qing found him and asked what to do next.
Ji Jie planned to use a two-pronged approach to urge Guo Kai, Zhao Mu and the ministers who had received money to continue mentioning the matter at the court meeting, which would make King Zhao Xiang physically and mentally exhausted; secondly, he found Wang Zizheng and Zhao through various connections. The location where Ji was imprisoned was prepared to rob someone by force.
When Lu Buwei fled Zhao with Ying Yiren, Zhao Ji and Ying Zheng were captured by General Sima Shang and their men, and were kept in a military cell ever since. Guo Kai and others repeatedly proposed that their mother and son be imprisoned by them. Even King Zhao disagreed.
Even if King Zhao agrees, Sima Shang will not agree. If Sima Shang agrees, Li Mu will not agree either.
In this matter, King Zhao Xiang did not act so stupid, and it was one of the rare times in his life that he was shrewd.
It was even harder to bribe Sima Shang and Li Mu. The two men had very similar personalities and were both upright and upright, but Ji Jie decided to meet them in the name of Wei Wuji.
A top-down strategy is adopted to win over civil servants. As long as Guo Kai is defeated, those below will compete for bribes. If you don't give them to him, they will become angry with you. Military generals are different. They must go from shallow to deep, so he first looks for the right person. Sima Shang.
Sima Shang didn't recognize that the person in front of him was the one he led his troops to chase not long ago. Because he failed to catch Ji Jie and Ji Xueling, he was severely reprimanded by King Zhao Xiang after he came back. If it hadn't been for his old boss Li Mulibao, this person would probably have been killed. The title of general has been removed.
Ji Jie took the approach of reminiscing about old times, praising him lavishly in Wei Wuji's tone, and then told him about Wang Zizheng after he was in high spirits.
Sima Shang's expression changed slightly and he shook his head and said, "This is very difficult. At that time, the king wanted to kill Ying Yiren and his wife and children, but he was lucky enough to escape from Zhao and became the King of Qin. In order to prevent Qin from using force against Zhao easily, the king will definitely not agree to let Wang Zizheng and Zhao Ji go. This is the last bargaining chip in our hands!"
"Protons are unreliable. Has the general forgotten the Battle of Changping?" Ji Jie said with a smile: "Both Ying Yiyi and Ying Zheng were in Zhao State at that time. Didn't Qin State also kill 400,000 Zhao soldiers? Even if the Qin people start a war tomorrow, do you dare to kill Wang Zizheng?"
Sima Shang hesitated to speak, but the fact was indeed the case. Even if there was a war, King Zhao would not dare to order the death of Wang Zizheng, because it would give the people of Qin an excuse and would only accelerate the demise of Zhao.
The King of Qin must have thought of this when he was able to send several of his sons out as hostages. Otherwise, why would he never stop using troops against Zhao, Wei, Han, and Chu.
"That's not okay!" Sima Shang thought for a short time and still refused to let him go.
"Well, for Lord Xinling's sake, how about you let me meet Zhao Ji, mother and son, so that I can have an explanation with you? It's a worthwhile trip!" Ji Jie made a concession: "My identity is Wei
The envoy is not the envoy of Qin, so the general will not refuse, right?"