When King Chen came back from the Empress Dowager Chen, he ordered people to summon the envoys of the State of Qin.
The envoy from Qin State this time was King Qin's consort Bai Dingzhou. As soon as Bai Dingzhou arrived in Chen State, he paid homage to King Chen and explained King Qin's proposal for an alliance. However, King Chen felt that the matter was serious and needed to be discussed with the ministers.
I tried again and again, but got no reply for two days.
Bai Dingzhou immediately asked to see Empress Dowager Chen as her nephew. Empress Dowager Chen was from the same clan as King Qin, and was a close brother and sister to King Qin. Bai Dingzhou was King Qin's consort, so she should also call Empress Dowager Chen her aunt.
The Queen Mother Chen naturally knew that Bai Dingzhou had come to Luocheng, and also heard about the alliance between Qin and Chen, saying that the ministers in the court could not agree on one thing. Now that she heard that the White Consort asked for an audience, she guessed that it was also for the purpose of forming an alliance, so the Queen Mother Chen met her in her palace.
Bai Dingzhou.
When Bai Dingzhou met the Queen Mother Chen, he directly stated his mission here, and then sent the Qi army to attack the Qin State. If the Qin State was destroyed, then the next step would be to capture the Chen State. The so-called lips are dead and the teeth are cold. By then, the Chen State
Fighting alone, I am afraid that it is not a strong opponent of Qi. At this time, only Qin and Chen form an alliance to jointly resist Qi, in order to defend the territory of the two countries and avoid being annexed by Qi. At the same time, Bai Dingzhou also talked about the Queen Mother Chen assisting Chen.
The former king pacified the Chen Kingdom and assisted the current Chen King in ascending to the throne. His words revealed the support he gave during the Qin Dynasty.
Of course, the Empress Dowager Chen could also hear what Bai Dingzhou meant. Although she did not clarify what she promised, she said: "Qin is also my homeland. My natal ancestral hall is still in Qin. If the skin does not exist, how can General Mao attach it?"
, I understand this truth!”
Since Bai Dingzhou met with the Queen Mother, he went to the Queen Mother's Palace every day. Each time, he brought more money and jewelry and distributed them to the guards and maids in the Queen Mother's Palace. Therefore, everyone in the Queen Mother's Palace was meeting with them within a few days.
Befriending the White Prince Consort, they all recognized that the White Prince Consort was a boy who spread wealth, and everyone who saw him was willing to come up to him.
The Queen Mother often heard the saying "White Prince Consort's horse is long and White Prince Consort's horse is short". Bai Dingzhou also talked about the war in front of Qin State in an extremely tense manner, so Queen Mother Chen summoned King Chen and expressed his opinion.
The Queen Mother Chen also had some power in the Chen Dynasty. She was able to check and balance Xu Boxiong's Longxi Party in the court, and she was also the concubine in the hands of the Queen Mother Chen. King Chen still attached great importance to the Queen Mother Chen's wishes.
King Chen met Bai Dingzhou again. This time there were only two people, King Chen and Bai Dingzhou. King Chen told Bai Dingzhou the results of the Chen Dynasty's meeting, and then also told Bai Dingzhou what the Queen Mother wanted, but he did not say what he thought.
Bai Dingzhou understood what King Chen meant. He just wanted to see the sincerity of the Qin State for this alliance, that is, how much benefit it could bring to the Chen State.
Before Bai Dingzhou came, the King of Qin had already made it clear that as long as the Chen State attacked with all its strength and defeated the Qi Army together with the Qin Army, the Qi Army would be unable to fight again within a few years, and Dali, Chu, and Wu were far apart, and it would be impossible for them to invade the border again;
At that time, the State of Qin took the opportunity to attack the State of Shu; and the State of Chen could also seize the State of Xiang.
King Chen didn't pay much attention to the cake drawn by Bai Dingzhou, but smiled and said: "Qi State has invested 400,000 troops this time to attack Qin State with all its strength. If Qin State resists with the strength of the whole country, it may not be easily defeated by Qi State.
country! As for our Chen State, we have also formed an alliance with the Qi State, and neither country will invade. As Bai Huimao said, if our Chen State’s army also participates in the unified battle, then this war will be the largest war in the Central Plains, and any
If one side wins, it will have an advantage in the coming years."
Bai Dingzhou nodded repeatedly as he listened and said: "What King Chen said is absolutely true. Today, the only ones that can compete with Qi are our Qin State and Chen State. Although Qi State is powerful, if it wants to invade our Qin State,
It is not easy. Our Qin State still has nearly one million elite soldiers, so it is not difficult to keep the Qi army at the border. But the Qi army is so aggressive, and its only intention is to annex the world. If the Qi army cannot take advantage of our Qin state, there is no guarantee that it will not be defeated.
Will turn to seek Chen Guo!"
King Chen felt a little unhappy after hearing this and snorted coldly.
Bai Dingzhou saw what King Chen meant, but he still continued: "King Chen, now Chen State is under your control. I also heard that the soldiers of the Chen State's forbidden army are elite and brave, and they may not necessarily fall behind in the battle with Qi State.
Downwind. Just think, King Chen, if things continue like this, the people of Qi will defeat Qin and Chen respectively. If Qi attacks Qin but Chen does not save them, then Qi attacks Chen but Qin ignores them. When Qi slowly erodes, the generals will
Our two countries will gradually shrink, and one day they will be annexed by Qi. At that time, of course, King Qin will no longer be King of Qin, but King Chen, I am afraid that you will no longer be King Chen! "
King Chen frowned as he listened, and asked in a cold voice: "Is this what the White Prince Consort is here to tell me?!"
Bai Dingzhou was really angry when he saw King Chen, so he stood up and came to King Chen, raised his hands and said: "King Chen, I, Bai Dingzhou, came here with the sincerity of King Qin to unite with Chen to fight against Qi. Qi
The state's troops sent this time seem to be large, but in fact they are not. Although the Qi army is said to have 400,000 troops, in fact the Qi army's headquarters is less than 200,000, and the rest are rabble-rousers recruited from various countries. We, the Qin State, have our own elite troops to deal with the enemy in the south.
; If King Chen can assist the Qi army with elite troops to defend against the invading Qi army from the east, the Qi army will not be able to perform in the autumn. As long as winter is dragged on, the Qi army will inevitably withdraw its troops, and the armies of Dali, Yue, Chu and Wu will inevitably retreat.
Countries. In this way, the strength of the Qi army is greatly reduced. Our two armies will advance together again and drive the Qi army out of the border."
After hearing this, King Chen's face softened slightly, and he looked at Bai Dingzhou and listened to him continue.
Bai Dingzhou continued: "In the spring of next year, our two armies will take advantage of the Qi army to unite with Yue, Chu, Wu, and Dali, and attack together to defeat it. Then other countries will no longer be so active in obeying Qi.
The state of Chu was dispatched. The state of Chu was originally coerced by the state of Qi and was attacked by the state of Qi. If it saw the defeat of the state of Qi, it would definitely be dissatisfied. And the King of Shu of the state of Shu is still there, and he will not be willing to be a puppet. As long as our Qin state
If the country wants to help him restore the country, he will definitely respond. When the time comes, King Chen can also send troops to fight against Xiang Guo again to avenge the original attack!"
After hearing this, King Chen nodded and said: "What the white consort said makes sense. It's just that when I first ascended the throne, I didn't want to use weapons again and cause the people to suffer from war. The last time I fought with Qi, I lost my troops and horses. I'll compensate you."
We have money and food, but we are still short of food and salary. With my control over the treasury, I am afraid that the current food and salary of our Chen country cannot last for two months. The hundreds of thousands of people fighting this autumn are really unable to cope with the winter!"
When Bai Dingzhou heard what King Chen said, he couldn't help but curse in his heart. All Chen Zhong said was just to ask Qin for food, grass and military pay!
Bai Dingzhou pretended to think, and then said: "Please be at ease, King Chen. The weather in our Qin country has been good in recent years, and the treasury has been abundant. Before I came to see King Chen, King Qin also told me that if King Chen is unable to turn over food and grass, I can help him."
The State of Qin will support you for some time! But I don’t know how much food, grass, salary and silver King Chen needs?”
When King Chen saw Bai Dingzhou agreeing so happily, he nodded and said: "King Qin is indeed a generous and benevolent king. Since King Qin can be so considerate of our country, Chen, I, Chen, will definitely not sit back and watch Qi invade Qin's territory wantonly.
I, the Chen State, have 100,000 powerful troops who can march out of Jincheng to fight with the Qin army. I will send Marshal Chen Qi to lead the troops and fight out from Pingguan to contain the Qi army. Two hundred thousand troops will be sent to both sides. If these men and horses move, the food and grass must go first.
, please ask the White Prince Consort to report back to the King of Qin, so that he can transport me Chen’s army’s food and wages for two months!”
Bai Dingzhou frowned after hearing this. He did not expect that King Chen would ask for food and wages for two hundred thousand horses at once, and it was for two months. Sending so much food and wages was like compensation for defeat. Although Bai Dingzhou
He was dissatisfied, but his face was still full of smiles. He said to King Chen: "King Chen understands the righteousness deeply and is willing to work with Qin to defend and strengthen Qi. I think he will shine in the history of Qin in the future. But such a big event, there are so many
I’d better report the money and food to the King of Qin, and let the King of Qin decide!”
King Chen also knew that the amount he wanted was really large, and Bai Dingzhou definitely didn't dare to make the decision, so he nodded and accepted it.
Bai Dingzhou wrote the conditions proposed by King Chen to King Qin. King Qin looked at Bai Dingzhou's report and kept sneering, and then sent a message to Prince Li Bi to return to the court. When Li Bi came back, King Qin told Li Bi about the results of the discussion with King Chen.
Li Bi was furious and scolded King Chen for being ungrateful, saying: "If we hadn't helped him, how could he have become King of Chen? If he hadn't asked Queen Mother Chen to dissuade him, we would not have been able to rescue Shu, and Shu would not have fallen today.
,How can the Qi army find time to use troops against our Qin state?!"
The King of Qin waited for Li Bi to finish speaking, then looked at him and said: "Bier, why are you still so restless? What's the use of talking about the past now that things have come to this? We really need the support of Chen Jun now. This is related to our Qin State.
In this fateful battle, we must fight the Qi army, and if we want to win, we must unite with the Chen state. Now we have to agree to his conditions, as long as he is willing to send troops!"
After hearing King Qin's words, Li Bi calmed down, lowered his head and said, "What the father taught me is that the child understands!"
The King of Qin nodded and said: "The reason I am looking for you is to escort the food and wages to Chen State first, and also make an alliance with King Chen to let the world know that we, Qin and Chen, have united to fight against Qi, leaving Chen State with no room for maneuver!
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After hearing this, Li Bi said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I understand. I will leave immediately to go to Luo City to form an alliance with King Chen!"
General Li Bi built up enough momentum along the way that the soldiers and civilians of Qin and Chen knew that Qin and Chen were going to form an alliance to resist Qi. When the Qin soldiers on the front line heard the news, their morale was greatly boosted, which made Qi
The army's progress has been delayed.
Bai Dingzhou also made friends with Chen's powerful officials in Luocheng and campaigned for an alliance between Qin and Chen. By the time Li Bi arrived in Luocheng, everyone in Luocheng was already aware of everything.
King Chen naturally knew what Bai Dingzhou had done and the purpose of King Qin and his son's trip, but King Chen didn't care. It seemed that he only cared about the food and salary for those two months.
Li Bi arrived in Luocheng, met with King Chen, and handed over the amount of food and wages transported by the escort to King Chen, and then the two armies delivered it at the border. Li Bi made it clear that as long as the Chen army sent troops to fight the Qi army, the Qin army would
The country will deliver the second batch of food and salary within seven days.
King Chen did not bother about this matter anymore.
Li Bi also proposed to form an alliance with King Chen in Luocheng, facing the army and people of Luocheng, which proved the determination and sincerity of Qin and Chen to fight against Qi. Seeing Li Bi's determination, King Chen agreed, and agreed to
On the auspicious day of the second day, we will make an oath together on the altar of worship to heaven in the palace!
On the next day, all the civil and military officials of Chen State arrived. King Chen and Prince Qin Li Bi went to the altar together. According to the etiquette of the oaths of the princes, they worshiped heaven and earth, and made an alliance with blood to fight against Qi State together.