Outside Hangu Pass, the trees have just sprouted new green buds, and there are still morning dewdrops on them.
Zhao Tuo did not wear a heguan and armor today, but a black crown on his head and luxurious dark clothes. Coupled with his extraordinarily young appearance, he looked like a handsome young master rather than a battlefield general.
He is currently standing outside the pass with a group of attendants, waiting for the envoy from the east.
"Doctor Meng, I heard that this time King Jian of Qi had the intention to visit the Qin Dynasty in person, but he later gave up?"
Zhao Tuo turned to look at a man standing beside him.
The man was over forty years old, tall and thin, and he was none other than Meng Yu, the fifth official responsible for picking up envoys from the princes.
Seeing Zhao Tuo asking questions, Meng Yu hurriedly replied: "Return to the young master Zao, and report back to the people sent to Qi according to our personnel office. After our Qin State destroyed Chu and surrendered Cu Cu to kill Xiong Qi, King Jian of Qi was worried day and night.
I want to enter the Qin Dynasty in person to see my king."
"But when the King of Qi was halfway through his journey, he was stopped by Sima Yongmen, who used his halberd as a horse. In front of many Qi people, he asked him: Who do you want to establish as a king? Are you a country? Are you a king?"
"The King of Qi proposed: For the sake of Sheji. Then Sima said: "We established a king for the sake of Sheji. Why did the king leave Sheji and enter Qin?"
"Wang Jian of Qi could not answer. In addition, the people of Qi were furious at that time, and Prime Minister Tianjia of Qi came to persuade him again. Therefore, Wang Jian of Qi returned his carriage and returned, only sending his chief commander Tian Chong to envoy."
As he said that, Meng Yu looked at the young man in front of him with a complicated expression.
This son's promotion to a noble rank is like a bird spreading its wings and soaring into the sky.
After listening to Meng Yu's words, Zhao Tuo nodded slightly.
King Jian of Qi wanted to visit the Qin Dynasty, but was blocked by his ministers, which reflects a fact.
There are still many loyal and patriotic people in the Qi State. These people can speak out and remonstrate with the country and stop Qi Wangjian from moving towards Qin. The fact that Qi Wangjian turned around and returned also shows that this king does not have the ability to control the Qi State.
Especially when the remnants of the Four Kingdoms assassinated the Prime Minister of Qi and then won, and supported Tianjia to ascend to power, they also cleaned up a wave of pro-Qin forces within Qi.
Therefore, even if those wandering remnants of the Four Kingdoms were expelled by the Qi people, it would not be an easy task for the Qin State to capture the Qi State.
It will not be as easy as Li Shiqi said before to persuade Qi to surrender like in history.
In order to achieve great achievements, people of both political and political circles are best at exaggerating rhetoric. Zhao Tuo listened to Li Shi and most of them only believed half of what he said.
Now the King of Qin sent Zhao Tuo to greet the Qi envoy, not only because his junior high rank was comparable to that of Qi's Great Sima, but also because Zhao Tuo and Na Tian Chong were old acquaintances.
Zhao Tuo also happened to test the reality of Qi and prepare for his future attack on Qi.
After a while, the sound of cars rumbling and horses scurrying could be heard on the road in the distance.
Dozens of luxuriously decorated vehicles drove towards Hangu Pass.
Tian Chong, the great commander of the State of Qi, stood on the chariot and looked into the distance. He saw people waiting outside the majestic and steep Hangu Pass.
He felt a little at ease, it seemed that these Qin people still respected him quite a bit.
In the last battle of Zhencheng, although Tian Chong was defeated, he was captured by Zhao Tuo'er.
But later, in order to completely eliminate the Chu State, the Qin Army stabilized the Qi State on preferential terms. Not only did they return the captured Zhen City, they also sent back Tian Chong and thousands of captured people as gifts.
Tian Chong, a defeated general, thought he would be humiliated when he returned home, but he didn't know that although the Qi people resented and despised him, they turned all their hatred and anger against the remnants of the Four Kingdoms.
The people of Qi believed that it was because the remnants of the Four Kingdoms assassinated Tu Sui, the commander of the Qin State, that the Qin army made a sneak attack, resulting in the defeat of a hundred thousand Qi troops.
The defeat of Zhencheng was not due to the incompetence of the Qi army, but to the bad deeds of the remaining four kingdoms.
The source of everything was the fault of the remnants of the Four Kingdoms. They not only assassinated the ministers who were friendly with Qin, but also dragged Qi into the war and caused Qi to suffer heavy losses.
In addition, in order to seek the understanding of the Qin people, the Qi State began to hunt down and hunt down these remnants of the Four Kingdoms from top to bottom. Not only did they expel them all from the Qi State, but they also captured many important prisoners.
The opportunity to meet the Qin Dynasty was presented to the King of Qin for forgiveness.
As for Tian Chong, a defeated general, he could still hold the post of Grand Sima because the entire Qi State could not find anyone who was better at fighting than Tian Chong.
A country that has not experienced war for more than 40 years, Qi people under the age of 50 have never been exposed to war.
In this case, it is impossible to judge who has stronger military capabilities.
Therefore, the Qi State can only rely on military competition and military training to select generals and commanders.
When it comes to military prowess, no one in Qi can be Tian Chong's opponent.
In addition, he has commanded an army of 100,000 people, and this level of experience is unmatched by others.
Therefore, King Qi Jianhe Tianjia had no choice but to make Tian Chong the taller one, and continued to appoint Tian Chong as the Grand Sima to command the troops of Qi State.
The reason why he was sent to the Qin Dynasty this time was because Tian Chong's status was high enough and he was sent so that Qin could show the sincerity of the Qi people.
Secondly, Tian Chong had dealt with the Qin people, and when the Hou Sheng party was almost killed, no one was more suitable for the position of Qi envoy than him.
"I don't know who the Duke of Qin is to greet me this time. It is unlikely that there will be two prime ministers. But I am also a great Sima of the country, and the State of Qin will give me some face. Maybe it will send Wei Liao, a state official? Or maybe
Feng Jie, the imperial censor? Or Li Si, the court lieutenant?"
"If it's Wei Liao, I should talk to him about Wei's customs and get closer to him. If it's Feng Jie, maybe we can talk about his ancestor Feng Ting. If it's Li Si, I can talk to him about Xun Qing's Confucianism. In short, we should talk about it.
Try to be as enthusiastic as possible, and this time you should make friends with the nobles of the Qin State and let them speak kind words for our Qi State in front of the King of Qin."
Tian Chong thought in his mind and made plans for the next meeting.
Just when he thought of Qin's ministers and ministers, he couldn't help but think of a young general.
Tian Chong shuddered and said to himself: "I heard that the shameless villain not only defeated Xiang Yan, but also killed Xiong Qi, the king of Chu. Now he is very popular in Qin. When I enter Qin this time, I should avoid him.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After a while, the motorcade stopped outside Hangu Pass.
The envoy from the Qin State in the distance has come.
Tian Chong took a deep breath, adjusted his appearance, put a smile on his face, and then got out of the car and greeted him.
"Wuda Chong, I have seen..."
"Sima Tian, long time no see!"
A clear voice came, Tian Chong was shocked and froze on the spot, and the smile on his face froze.
Ahead, a young man in dark clothes strode forward with a warm smile on his face.
Tian Chong trembled and said: "Zhao...Zhao Tuo, why is it you!"
"Your Majesty, I think Grand Sima and I are old acquaintances, so he sent me to greet you. Is Grand Sima surprised?"
Zhao Tuo walked to Tian Chong with a smile and said: "In the past, the Great Sima often taught Zhao Tuo the art of war. He was really a good teacher and friend of Tuo."
"When I said goodbye to Zhencheng, I thought I would never have the chance to see Da Sima again. I didn't expect to meet my old friend again outside Hangu Pass today. This is really a great joy in life! I will definitely entertain Da Sima well when he comes to Qin.
You can also discuss the art of war with Grand Sima again, how wonderful it will be!"
Zhao Tuo looked kind and spoke warmly, as if he were meeting an old friend for many years.
In Tian Chong's mind, he thought of the scene in the past when he was captured in the Qin camp and was scolded by Zhao Tuo in public as a "shameless person".
He had a strong self-esteem. When he thought of the scene at that time, his face turned red with embarrassment. He did not dare to look at Zhao Tuo and quickly lowered his head.
However, when he lowered his head, he happened to see Zhao Tuo's legs, and the expression on his face became more and more sad.
Meng Yu and others fell behind and looked at this scene in surprise.
I heard that in the battle of Zhencheng, the 100,000 Qi army was defeated because of Zhao Tuo's sneak attack at night.
They thought that the Grand Sima of Qi would definitely feel dissatisfied. When they saw Zhao Tuo this time, they could not help but sneer at him and even felt angry.
But now this big Sima looked like a shy little daughter-in-law. In front of Zhao Tuo, he could only respond with a perfunctory "hmm" and couldn't say a single word.
Zhao Tuo talked for a while and saw that Sima Tian was so submissive that he didn't dare to look at him and felt a little bored.
He still liked Da Sima's heroic appearance in the past.
In the letters exchanged, Da Sima spoke vigorously, scolded Fang Qiu, and gave him endless instructions on Zhao Tuo's art of war.
Only such a great Sima is charming.
"I heard that this time the Grand Sima entered the Qin Dynasty and specially sent several important people. I wonder where they are?"
Seeing that Da Sima couldn't let go, Zhao Tuo turned his attention to the prisoners sent by Qi State.
Upon hearing this, Tian Chong hurriedly shouted: "Tian Dan, Zhao... Young Master Zao wants to see those prisoners, please bring those people up."
"No, I'll just go take a look."
Zhao Tuo smiled faintly and glanced at the Qi man named Tian Dan. He saw that he had a square face and big ears. He was about thirty years old and had a rather heroic appearance.
He felt that he might have heard this name in his previous life, but he was not very familiar with it and could not recall the specific deeds.
Among the celebrities of the Tian family in the late Qin Dynasty, the one he was more familiar with was Tian Heng, mainly because the story of "Tian Heng's Five Hundred Men" was more famous.
Since he was not familiar with Tian Dan's name, he was not a big shot, so Zhao Tuo didn't think much about it and followed Tian Dan to the back of the motorcade with a respectful look on his face.
Seeing Zhao Tuo and his bodyguards following Tian Dan to meet the prisoners, Tian Chong breathed a long sigh of relief, turned his head to look at Meng Yu, and a smile appeared on his face again.
At this time, Zhao Tuo also met his first important figure.
Songyang Jun Jingzhao of Chu State.
In the past, Jing Zhao and the King of Chu went to Qi to ask for help. With the help of people from the four countries, they fulfilled their mission and actually asked Qi to send troops.
At that moment, he, Jing Zhao, had the possibility of repeating what happened to Shen Baoxu.
But immediately afterwards, the Qi army of 100,000 was defeated in Zhencheng. The Qin people marched in triumphantly, conquering the Chu land, defeating Shouchun, and capturing the king of Chu. In the end, even Jiangdong fell into the hands of the Qin people. The last king of Chu, Xiong Qi, committed suicide.
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Under such circumstances, the people of Qi were afraid of Qin like a tiger. They not only killed the people of the four countries, but also captured this guest from Chu as a prisoner as a gift to the King of Qin.
"Zhao Tuo... I didn't expect that the young man I saw in the palace when I entered Qin could do such a great thing. When Xiang Qu was in the palace that day, I probably wouldn't have thought that he would eventually be defeated by you.
.I never thought that the Kingdom of Chu would die at the hands of a young boy like you."
Jing Zhao looked at the young man in front of him with a complicated face and sighed.
Zhao Tuo calmly said: "Songyang Jun's words are serious. The death of the Chu State was not at the hands of Zhao Tuo or the Qin generals. It was at the hands of the fatuous kings, mediocre leaders and sycophant ministers of the Chu State. If the king of Chu was wise,
If your rulers are virtuous and your ministers are upright, even if our Qin country can destroy Chu, it will not be so easy."
Jing Zhao was silent. He thought of King Chu of Chu and Jin Xia of You Yin.
There are strong enemies watching from outside, and there are cowardly kings and sycophants in power inside. How can such a country survive?
Zhao Tuo smiled. He didn't have much ill feelings toward this kindhearted elder from Chu State and walked past.
At the rear is a carriage guarded by Qi warriors.
There is a person Zhao Tuo cares about imprisoned.
That was another vassal king from the late Qin Dynasty in original history.
Han Wangcheng.
That is today's old Han Hengyangjun, Han Cheng.
The reason why Zhao Tuo valued him was not only because of his status as a prince.
More importantly, if he remembered correctly, Zhang Zifang, the strategist, was assisting this person, both in the original history and at this point in time.
Thinking of that person's name, Zhao Tuo's eyes filled with chills.