Chapter 21 3. The state of Chu cheated again, and Zhang Yi made a clever plan to exchange for central Guizhou

The king of Chu was very annoyed at the fact that the six hundred miles of land that Zhang Yi promised to him turned into six miles of land in the end.I still couldn't let go of the grievance of being cheated by Zhang Yi, so I sent troops to attack Qin in a rage.When Chu State attacked Qin, it was defeated one after another, and its vitality was seriously injured.Lost Danyang, Hanzhong and other places in a row.At this time, King Qin suddenly proposed to exchange the land of Shang and Yu for the land in central Guizhou of Chu State.The king of Chu had no choice but to agree, and then he told the king of Qin that as long as he got Zhang Yi, he was willing to give away the land in central Guizhou.

The king of Qin was very troubled by this, thinking that the king of Chu hated Zhang Yi so much that he would rather kill Zhang Yi than give up the land in central Guizhou.How could I push Zhang Yi out of Qin State because I wanted the land of Chu State! Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi went to King Qin and said, "Your Majesty allows me to go to Chu again." Qin Wang said: "Is it possible that Aiqing is crazy? The King of Chu is here for you this time. He didn't make any excuses. He directly stated his position. As long as he sends you back to Chu, he will give up Guizhou." You don't even care about it, it shows how much he hates you."

Zhang Yi said: "This trip to Chu State will not only save your life, but also allow Chu State to unite with Qin State again." King Qin was still a little bit guilty, but seeing Zhang Yi speaking so confidently, he said: "Aiqing, you'd better think about it, I won't force you to go or not, you make up your own mind." "Then the king agrees?" Zhang Yi immediately took the opportunity to ask. The next day, Zhang Yi went to the state of Chu. Instead of going to meet King Huai of Chu directly, he went to see King Huai of Chu's favorite minister, Jin Shang.

Zhang Yi brought a lot of gold and silver jewelry to Jin Shang, and Jin Shang readily accepted it. Zhang Yi said: "Master Jin is a high-ranking person now, but anyone who comes to Chu State to do business needs to pass through Mr. Jin, and the matter is considered half successful." Jin Shang smiled and said: "Xiangguo's words are really flattering me. I don't have such abilities. I just do things according to my own ability. I can't do anything about some tricky things." Zhang Yi said: "Your Excellency, don't be too self-effacing. The purpose of my visit today is to visit Your Excellency. Second, I want to ask Your Excellency to do me a favor." Jin Shang said: "I can guess this without Xiangguo telling me. A general idea. However, it is really difficult to help. Your Majesty is determined to put you to death now, even if you use the land in the middle of Guizhou in exchange for your life. I am very puzzled by the arrival of Mr. Zhang. It's just asking for a dead end, how can it be so easy to help?"

After hearing this, Zhang Yi took out a sandalwood box from his sleeve. He opened it, and inside was a night pearl the size of a walnut. At this time, Jin Shang's eyes were also shining. Zhang Yi said: "The purpose of coming to Chu State this time is actually to persuade the King of Chu to form an alliance with Qin State. I did not completely consider my own interests in doing so. If I do not come to Chu State this time, or the King of Chu will not listen to me Persuading me to kill me directly will trigger a war between Qin and Chu, which is not good for Chu." Jin Shang said: "Okay, using people's money to help people eliminate disasters. It can be regarded as a little effort for Chu to avoid war. But I can only do my best. Whether it succeeds or not depends on the fortune of Xiangguo." gone."

Zhang Yi bowed and said, "Thank you sir." Zhang Yi thanked her, and immediately left Jin Shang's mansion, and went directly to Chu Palace. Zhang Yi's coming to Chu really surprised King Huai of Chu. He thought that Zhang Yi would stay in Qin State and not show up to avoid the incident of bullying Chu last time, but he did not expect that this time he came to the door himself.But after thinking about it, what Zhang Yi did last time made her lose face. Not only these, even other countries laughed at her childishness.From the personal to the national situation, a layer of dignity has been seriously lost.No matter what the purpose of Zhang Yi's visit this time, she was throwing herself into a trap.

After thinking about it, he immediately made such a decision, instead of meeting Zhang Yi, he directly sent someone to put Zhang Yi on death row, and planned to execute him in a few days. Jin Shang and Zhang Yi have a good relationship. They had been in contact a few years ago. Zhang Yi has given Jin Shang a lot of benefits.Now that things have happened, from my own point of view, I have to help with this favor. After Zhang Yi left, Jin Shang went to find Zheng Xiu, the favorite concubine of King Huai of Chu, and asked Zheng Xiu to help Zhang Yi for him.The relationship between Jin Shang and Zheng Xiu is very good, and he will always dedicate part of it to Zheng Xiu when he has something good, so Zheng Xiu feels very good about Jin Shang.Jin Shang told Zheng Xiu: "Now the king is angry, I am afraid no one can persuade him. If Zhang Yi is executed, the consequences will be disastrous. After thinking about it, I think only you can persuade the king." Then he handed Zhang Yi a hand. Ask yourself to give Zheng Xiu a fox fur coat.

Zheng Xiu said with a look of embarrassment: "Other things are okay, but the matter you said is too difficult, please allow me to think about it." Jin Shang immediately said: "I'm afraid there is no time. Your Majesty is going to execute Zhang Yi in a few days. Before your Majesty does anything, you should think of a way to talk about it. Once Zhang Yi is dead, nothing can be redeemed." Zheng Xiu was silent for a moment and finally said: "Alright then, I'll try." Jin Shang finally heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, since Zheng Xiu said to try, he was almost 90% sure.

Zheng Xiu found a time when King Huai of Chu was free, and blocked King Huai of Chu in the harem. Zheng Xiu saw that the king of Chu had brought up Zhang Yi's matter, so he continued, "Zhang Yi? Isn't it the Xiangguo of Qin who deceived the king last time?" The king of Chu nodded and said: "This time, God has a good eye. He sent it to the door himself, and saved me from exchanging land with Qin State. Zhang Yi did such a bad thing that seriously damaged the reputation of our Chu State. We If you don't kill him for a day, you won't be able to solve the hatred in your heart for a day!"

After hearing this, Zheng Xiu frowned and said: "Your Majesty is always like this. Once you get anxious, you won't care about the consequences. Just like killing Zhang Yi this time, if Zhang Yi dies, wouldn't it be just an excuse for Qin to provoke war?" Is it? With the current strength of our Chu State, how can we compete with Qin State." The King of Chu said: "Ai Fei's words are very reasonable, but even if we put aside the hatred between me and him, and put the issue on the safety of the country, Zhang Yi's threat is really too great, so I have to kill him. "

Zheng Xiu cried: "I knew I couldn't explain it to the king. The king wanted to execute Zhang Yi and oppose Qin. In order to avoid war, instead of staying here and waiting to die, I will take the child back to the south of the Yangtze River tomorrow." King Huai of Chu is not afraid of anything, the only thing he is afraid of is the tears of his beloved woman. Seeing Zheng Xiu's face full of tears, his heart suddenly softened.Said: "My concubine, don't cry, can you let me think about it again?" Zheng Xiu still cried: "What time is it? Your Majesty is still thinking about it. This is obviously a trap created by the Qin State. If you want to jump, you can jump into it." Seeing that Zheng Xiu couldn't be coaxed, the King of Chu gritted his teeth and said: "I'll let Zhang Yi go right away, right?" Zheng Xiu wiped his tears with his hands and nodded, "Your Majesty is right to do this, but it's not for me, but for the entire Chu State." The next day the king of Chu really released Zhang Yi, not only released him, but also gave him many good things, and received Zhang Yi as a guest. Zhang Yi saw the king of Chu and said: "I am looking forward to the day and night in the prison. I hope that before I die, I can see the king and tell him the reason for coming to Chu this time. Now that the king has changed his original intention, he obviously understands something. , but I think it is still necessary to have a detailed discussion with the king.” The king of Chu said, "What does Xiangguo want to talk to the widow?" Zhang Yi said: "Your Majesty, don't take anything from the past to heart. At this time, at that time, there was selfishness at that time, but it is different now. If you and I are now in the Chu-Qin Alliance, it is very important for the current situation of Chu State. It is extremely beneficial, and the method of vertical alliance is not a long-term solution. Once a country withdraws, it will quickly disintegrate. At that time, even if the king regrets it, it will be too late." The King of Chu said: "everything Xiangguo said makes sense. I don't deny it, but the previous time was the same as now. In the end, I still suffered from being dumb and had to weigh every word Xiangguo said." "I understand this. Qin State may not want the land of Chu State, which is regarded as sincerity to Chu State. Your Majesty should make a decision before making a decision. If you think this matter is not feasible, your Majesty will kill me. This will not only relieve your Majesty's previous dissatisfaction with Chu. My hatred also shows Chu State's position towards Qin State." After speaking, Zhang Yi remained silent. At this juncture again, King Huai of Chu was really worried. Seeing Jin Shang nodded to himself, he finally decided to say: "The widow agrees! I also hope that Xiangguo will go back and report to the King of Qin, saying that he agrees to the alliance with Qin." .” Zhang Yi's second trip to Chu was really a risk of nine deaths.Although King Qin was very worried about Zhang Yi's safety before he went, and discouraged him from making a decision after considering it.But Zhang Yi still went to Chu State according to her own ideas.We have to admit that Zhang Yi is resourceful and bold.He used Jin Shang to persuade Zheng Xiu, and let Zheng Xiu persuade the King of Chu, easily and successfully breaking the King of Chu's unwavering thoughts. The most important thing in Zhang Yi's strategy is to thoroughly study the people he has to deal with—their personalities, preferences, and weaknesses. He can find breakthroughs from them, so there is nothing impossible to do next.