Chapter 57 Section 1 Zhang Yi enters Chu in danger

In the early summer, the Weishui River Valley with good weather conditions is full of bright sun and clear sky. A black spot is floating slowly in the high blue sky, passing over the peaks of Nanshan Mountains, into the Weishui Valley, past the high archery towers of Xianyang City, and disappearing into the vast pine forest of Beiban with a buzzing whistle.A moment later, a fast horse flew out of the pine forest, flew down Beiban, went straight into the North Gate Archery Tower, and flew into the majestic Xianyang Palace. Chang Shi Ganmao looked at the end of the bamboo tube, there was a goshawk emblem and three arrows on the clay seal, his expression changed, he immediately stopped what he was doing, and rushed towards the east study.King Qin Hui was in a daze in front of the "Nine Provinces Zhaoyu Map", when he heard hurried steps behind him, he asked without turning his head, "Gan Mao, what's the matter?" Urgent report.” King Hui of Qin suddenly turned around and said, “Open it!” Gan Mao walked up to the big book case, picked up the sealing mud skillfully with a thin awl, opened the bamboo tube, and took out a small white scroll and shook it open.Qin Huiwang took it and glanced at it, then frowned: "Gan Mao, call for Prime Minister You immediately."

After a while, Prime Minister You Li hurried over.Qin Huiwang pointed to the white silk on the desk and said, "Look, the state of Chu has changed again." Chi Li quickly picked up the white silk, and a piece of small seal came into view: "Hey, Mi Huai has another convulsion." "Huang Xie has not traveled thousands of miles, what is he doing in the country of Yan?" "Yan is unable to help Chu, and there is only one thing to do: find Su Qin." King Hui of Qin paced and nodded, "Su and Qin go south, join forces with Chu, and Qi may relapse. If Qi repeats, it may resurgence. Chu and Qin are close to the border of thousands of miles, and Chu is crazy, and Qin is hard to guard against. what."

"Your Majesty's expectations are not bad, Chi Liji thought: He should call the Prime Minister back to Xianyang immediately." "Before the prime minister comes back, you might as well test out the state of Chu first." Xili quickly patted his head and laughed, "I can't think of how to test it for a moment." "Send Gan Mao as a special envoy to return Fangling for three hundred miles and make peace with Chu." "It's fine, the left and right land is dead, and it won't grow in Mi Huai's hands." The next day, Chief Shi Ganmao hurried south with Qin Huiwang's letter of credence.At the same time, a fast horse galloped across the country of Yan in the starry night.Zhang Yi received the secret letter written by King Hui of Qin, and led five thousand cavalry to the south overnight, but was stopped by Lord Pingyuan on the south bank of Zhangshui River, and kindly invited Zhang Yi to enter Handan to discuss repair matters.It turned out that after the defeat of the coalition forces, Zhao Suhou fell ill and died of illness half a month ago. Prince Zhao Yong ascended the throne, intending to make an alliance with Qin.Zhang Yi was eager to return home, but he couldn't let go of this great opportunity, so he ordered Ying Hua to lead a thousand cavalry to rush back first, and he followed Lord Pingyuan into Handan.

One day in Handan, Zhang Yi knew Zhao Yong's intentions well: when Zhao State was weakening and dying, he was deeply afraid that Qin State and his old enemy Yan Hanwei would join forces to attack Zhao State; A powerful enemy, in order to overcome the transition from old to new.Even so, it is also a good thing for the Qin State. Once the Zhao State is quiet, there will be no worries about the war on the northeast and north sides of the Qin State, and they can try their best to resolve the enemy behind the Chu State.Zhang Yi didn't break Zhao Yong's mind, and in the midst of mutual praise, he signed a covenant of non-violation with Zhao Guo. After a big banquet, he only slept for an hour, and left Handan at dawn. On the same day, he rushed back to Xianyang.

At this time, Gan Mao had just returned from Chu State, and the general Sima Cuo also rushed back from Hangu Pass according to the order.King Qin Hui immediately summoned these important ministers to discuss countermeasures in the Dongpian Hall. The news Gan Mao brought back was very simple, but it exceeded people's expectations: King Huai of Chu read Qin Hui's book and shouted, "I don't want Fangling for three hundred miles! I only want Zhang Yi!" Instead of doing anything with Gan Mao For formal talks, Gan Mao was only allowed to stay in Yingdu for one day.Gan Mao wanted to meet with Princess Zheng Xiu and Zhaoju and his son to learn more about the changes in Chu, but the post house was strictly guarded and could not walk around in private, so he had to return home in a hurry.

"Hey hey, this kid Mi Huai is still working hard, so he has to make trouble with the prime minister?" Gan Mao: "He Zong was defeated, and Chu suffered the most casualties. The king of Chu became angry and blamed the prime minister. It was really hard to understand for a while. From the minister's point of view, it's okay to ignore it. It's okay to strike later." "Hey, no!" Chu Lijiu said, "You just ignore it, but Mi Huai is having a convulsion, and Qu Yuan, Huang Xie, Su Qin and a group of newcomers must seize this opportunity. , These boys are plotting to attack Qin again."

"If you come to attack, you will take the opportunity to attack Chu State in one fell swoop and eradicate this serious trouble behind!" Gan Mao was very confident. Sima Cuo: "It's not difficult to defeat Chu. The difficulty lies in the day when Chu sends troops. It must be the day when Su and Huang instigate the six countries to regroup. If they join forces again, the six countries will not send out allied forces, but will send troops to attack Qin separately. This is the most dangerous situation." Gan Mao: "The Prime Minister has just signed a contract with the Five Kingdoms to repair it. How can it change so quickly?"

"Hey, in the six kingdoms of Shandong, you can change your face faster than taking off your pants. The key is that the lunatic Chu is the leader!" King Qin Hui had been listening attentively, and gradually felt that it was really difficult: wait passively for a decisive battle with Chu, there is a danger of encountering enemies on several fronts; take the initiative to attack Chu, and it is completely different from Qin's current purpose of repairing Lianheng, which will intensify the situation in Shandong. The countries are wary of Qin, and the situation of Lianheng has just been formed, and once they attack Chu, all previous efforts will be wasted.According to the tradition of the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States, as long as you take the initiative to cede land, even the great hatred can be resolved, but now Mi Huai doesn't even want the granary in the three hundred miles of her hometown, and as long as Zhang Yi is there, there is really no good way to deal with it.Seeing that Zhang Yi hadn't spoken, King Qin Hui's heart moved, and he said with a smile: "Let's discuss again, except for the fact that the prime minister cannot enter Chu, even the solution can be discussed."

"I have a black ice platform, send an assassin to kill this convulsive Mihuai!" Gan Mao's eyes suddenly lit up. Xi Liji shook his head: "In my opinion, it is the prime minister who tries to stabilize the five kingdoms of the Central Plains, and the general prepares for a decisive battle against Chu." Sima Cuo: "Only if the whole country mobilizes and recruits at least 100,000 strong men to form an army, the ministers will remain undefeated." Qin Huiwang sighed: "It seems that the Qin State has reached a real crisis point. Anyway, the whole country will fight with the six kingdoms of Shandong!" The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became dignified.

"Your Majesty," Zhang Yi said with a leisurely smile, "I am going to the Kingdom of Chu." The three ministers looked at Zhang Yi in astonishment, King Hui of Qin said displeasedly: "Where did the prime minister say that? How can the majestic Qin use his prime minister to accommodate the enemy? There is no need for the prime minister to do this. This king has his own opinion." "Your Majesty, all of you, Zhang Yi has already started to plan after she was rewarded in the Yan Kingdom. It was not rash, and Rong Chen said so." "Hey, it's good to listen to it, the prime minister is a great talent, and it is unknown to turn decay into magic."

"Your Majesty, all of you," Zhang Yi said frankly, "a king who hates the country's decline at the hands of foreign ministers, disregards the country's great interests, and blindly asks for enemies, this kind of madness only means that the king is in a state of confusion Wisdom. Confused thinking is always unstable and easy to change. Qu Yuan and Huang Xie are all sober ministers. They allowed King Huai of Chu to want Zhang Yi instead of Fang Ling. It’s just that King Huai of Chu was confused; secondly, Mi Huai and Qu Yuan, Huang Xie’s group of cutting-edge men did not agree with each other, and the suspicion of monarchs and ministers still existed. Qu Huang could not dissuade him, so he could only use Mi Huai’s hatred to regain the lost power first; Huang Xie went north to Yan State to ask Su Qin for help, intending to ask Su Qin to go south and really reverse Mihuai; but once Su Qin went south and Mi Huai really gave up on Qin, then the monarch and his ministers would be of one mind, and Qin would be difficult to reverse. Only in this way, it is now possible to reverse Chu , is the only opportunity. If this is the case, it must be Zhang Yi. If Zhang Yi does not enter Chu, Qin and Chu will have no way to resolve it. Do you think so, Your Majesty?" There was a moment of silence in the hall.Zhang Yi's analysis is reasonable, but no one would agree to Zhang Yi going to Chu alone. Gan Mao broke the silence: "The prime minister is right, but the prime minister is in danger of Qin, how can he take such a risk? Gan Mao is willing to go to Chu on behalf of the prime minister to reverse the crisis." "Hey hey, it's not that the black fat guy underestimated you, you can't do it twice." Xi Li laughed and said, "If this is done, the prime minister really needs to do it himself. The prime minister is a big rock, and when a stone falls into a thousand waves of water, it can activate the dead body." Bureau. Anyone else, hey, no one can!" Sima Cuo: "Your minister can lead one hundred thousand elite soldiers to march into Wuguan, which will make the state of Chu feel scruples." "You don't need to worry about me." Zhang Yi said with a smile: "Since the diplomatic relationship is like a battlefield, the overall situation can be done easily, without taking any risks, how can things be done? I hope that you will not hesitate any longer." "Okay." Qin Huiwang clapped the case: "The prime minister entered Chu, and Ying Hua took full responsibility for the guards; Sima wrongly led the army out of Wuguan to deter Chu; Quickly sit at Hangu Pass, secretly block the Chuyan passage, delay Su Qin's southward movement, and coordinate with all parties." "The minister waits for orders." At the end of the meeting, the four ministers immediately acted separately.King Qin Hui had another hour of secret talks with Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi just returned to the prime minister's mansion, summoned Ying Hua Feiyun to give instructions, and the two immediately split up and prepared to go.In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Yi's special envoy's horse team drove out of the east gate of Xianyang, and left Hangu Pass non-stop. The vehicles rumbled, day and night, and came straight to the Chu State Avenue.What Zhang Yi thought was: Before Su Qin went south to Chu State, he must stabilize Chu State in general, and then try to deal with it.