Chapter 42 41 Self-recommendation

The army of the State of Qin attacked Handan, the capital of Zhao. Although the State of Zhao tried its best to resist, it was insufficient because of the disastrous defeat in Changping.King Zhao Xiaocheng asked Pingyuan Lord Zhao Sheng to find a way to ask Chu for help.Mr. Pingyuan is the Prime Minister of Zhao State and the uncle of King Zhao.He decided to go to the state of Chu to negotiate with the king of Chu to fight against Qin. Mr. Pingyuan intends to take twenty people with all-round talents in civil and military affairs to go to Chu State with him.He has 3,000 disciples under his command, but it is not easy to find talents with both civil and military skills.After picking and picking, only nineteen people were selected, and the rest were all ignored.

When he was in a hurry, a doorman sitting at the bottom stood up and recommended himself: "Can I come and make up the number?" Mr. Pingyuan was a little surprised, and said, "What's your name? How long have you been here?" The doorman said: "My name is Mao Sui, and I have been here for three years." Mr. Pingyuan shook his head and said: "A talented person lives in the world, like an awl in his pocket, its point will come out quickly. But you have been here for three years, I have not heard of it. What talent do you have?" Mao Sui said: "It's because I didn't let you see this awl until today. If you had put it in the bag earlier, it would have poked it out. Is it enough to just show the sharp point?"

The nineteen doormen next to him thought that Mao Sui was talking big, and they all laughed at him with contempt.But Mr. Pingyuan appreciated Mao Sui's courage and eloquence, so he decided to let Mao Sui count twenty people, bid farewell to King Zhao that day, and went to Chu State. Lord Pingyuan and King Chu Kaolie negotiated in the court hall to jointly fight against Qin.Mao Sui and the other nineteen guests were waiting at the bottom of the steps.Talking from the morning to noon, Mr. Pingyuan tried to persuade the king of Chu, but the king of Chu did not agree to send troops to fight against Qin.

The doormen under the steps were waiting impatiently, but no one knew what to do.Someone remembered Mao Sui's rhetoric in Zhao Guo, and whispered to him: "Mr. Mao, it's up to you!" Mao Sui took his sword and walked up the steps in a calm manner, shouting loudly: "He Zong or not, you can solve it in a few words. How come from the morning until now, the sun has been straight, and I haven't said it yet." Woolen cloth?" The king of Chu was very upset and asked Mr. Pingyuan, "Who is this?" Mr. Pingyuan said, "It's my servant Mao Sui."

When the King of Chu heard that he was a retainer, he became even angrier. He scolded Mao Sui and said, "I'm discussing important national affairs with your master. It's your turn to talk too much? Why don't you go down quickly!" Mao then took a step forward with the sword in hand, and said, "You don't need to bully others. My master is here, what is it if you swear at others?" Seeing that he was carrying a sword by his side, and hearing his ruthless voice, the king of Chu became a little scared, so he changed his friendly face and said to him: "Then what's your opinion, please tell me."

Mao Sui said: "Chu has more than 5,000 miles of land and a million soldiers. It turned out to be a powerful country. I didn't expect that as soon as Qin rose, Chu would lose many battles, and even the dignified king would become a prisoner of Qin. Died in Qin State. This is the greatest shame of Chu State. Bai Qi of Qin State was just a no-nonsense boy who led tens of thousands of people. The king had to move the capital. This kind of shame, even us Zhao people are ashamed of you. Unexpectedly, the king does not want to be ashamed. To be honest, our master and the king came to discuss the alliance against Qin today, mainly for the sake of Chu, not just For our country of Zhao."

Mao Sui's words were like an awl, piercing King Chu's heart every sentence.He couldn't help blushing, and said one after another: "It's true, it's true." Mao Sui firmly nailed a sentence: "Then the matter of joining forces is settled?" The king of Chu said, "It's decided." Mao then turned his head and told the attendants of the king of Chu to bring the blood of chickens, dogs, and horses immediately.Holding the copper plate, he knelt down in front of the king of Chu and said, "Your Majesty is the head of the covenant, please drink the blood first (blood is to smear the blood of livestock on your mouth to show your sincerity, and it was done in ancient times when the covenant was made. A ritual. 歃 sound sha)."

After the king of Chu drank blood, Lord Pingyuan and Mao Sui also drank blood on the spot.After Chu and Zhao formed an alliance, King Chu Kaolie sent Chunshen Jun Huang Xie as a general to lead an army of 80,000 to Zhao.