There is a north-south river between Changzhi City and Changzi County. It is named Qinghe because the river is very clear.

After the war was temporarily interrupted due to snowfall, this Qing River became the dividing line between the Qin and Zhao armies in the Beishangdang Basin.

The east of the Qing River belongs to the controlled area of ​​Zhao State, while the west belongs to the controlled area of ​​Qin State.

Starting from January 3, 259 BC, many craftsmen appeared on the plain on the east side of the Qing River and began to be busy, building two large-scale camps here.

Unlike the marching camps that are usually built, although these two camps seem to use simple materials, they are all taken from nearby forests, but their layout is quite grand. You can tell at a glance that they should be temporary palaces for some big people to stay in.

This is where the upcoming Zhao Dan, the king of Zhao State, and Qin State, King Ji, met to discuss peace. The two camps were respectively for the two kings and their entourages to stay.

Although the buildings in the two camps also emphasize the same majesty and momentum, the styles are different when you look closely.

The architectural style of the Zhao State Camp in the east is more bold, with sharp lines showing a sharp and enterprising spirit, just as the color of the Zhao State flag is as aggressive as fire.

The Qin camp in the west is square and straight, looking particularly solemn and solemn, just as unmoving as the black people advocated by the Qin people.

These two camps were built by two groups of craftsmen from Qin and Zhao respectively.

The two camps are not close together, but are separated by several miles. A large area of ​​extremely wide open space is left in the center of the two camps, enough to accommodate an army of tens of thousands of people.

At the center of the open space is a high platform, with a height of 8 zhang, with a total of 56 steps, and a hall at the top. Standing in the hall and looking at it from the window, you can easily overlook every move dozens of miles nearby.

With the efforts of thousands of craftsmen from both countries, the construction time of the two camps and high platforms took only six days in total.

After the camp was completed, a large number of palace servants and soldiers from both countries settled in and began to prepare for the arrival of the two kings.

On January 10, 259 BC, a meeting called "The Qinghe Meeting" by later historians was held here.

On that morning, Zhao Dan set out from Changzhi City and came here under the escort of 20,000 Zhao soldiers.

Today, Zhao Dan was wearing a red royal suit and a black crown. She sat in a carriage with a straight body, looking both energetic and majestic.

In front of Zhao Dan, six red horses were running side by side, pulling the carriage forward steadily under the control of the driver.

In "The Record of Wang Du", it says: "The emperor has six commands, five commands of the princes, four commands of the noble commands, three commands of the great officials, two commands of the common man, and one commander of the common man.

Having said that, the rituals and music in this era were broken, and the princes had long stopped taking the majesty of the Zhou emperor seriously.

Today, the Emperor of Zhou is just a poor person who is curled up in Luoyi and shivering, even worse than the throne of some great powers.

So naturally no one will follow the etiquette of the Zhou Dynasty.

Of course, it is impossible for Zhao Dan to attend the talks between the two countries like this.

In addition to General Le Cheng, Zhao State, who was responsible for guarding the responsibility, and 20,000 Zhao State soldiers, dozens of carriages followed behind Zhao Dan, including some Zhao State's nobles and doctors.

These ministers of Zhao State were mainly led by the Minister Yu Xin and Shangdafu Lou Chang. They would be responsible for the main details of the negotiations and provide advice for the king during the negotiations.

As for the two princes of Zhao State, Zhao Sheng, Pingyuan Jun and Zhao Bao, they were responsible for taking charge of Handan during the negotiations and maintaining stability in the rear of Zhao State.

The 20,000 soldiers were astonishing as they walked along. The horse's hooves stepped on the snow-covered ground, which quickly made the entire road extremely muddy, and countless small animals that were awakened from hibernation were running around.

It was around noon that Zhao Dan's party came to Qinghe Camp in a mighty manner.

Zhao Dan left most of his troops in the camp, and only let Le Cheng take three thousand elite soldiers to continue escort him to the open space among the two camps.

Just as Zhao Dan's team had just arrived at the open space, the Qin team on the other side opposite the open space also began to enter the field.

Because it was separated by the high platform in the center, Zhao Dan could not see clearly the appearance of the Qin team opposite, and could only see a black "Qin" flag flying high.

Soon, Zhao Dan's carriage came under the platform.

Zhao Dan walked off the carriage and led the Zhao ministers behind him up step by step to the hall at the top of the platform.

Just as Zhao Dan stepped into the hall, he suddenly felt something and looked up at the opposite side.

Just across the hall, a team of people were walking in order. The leader was an old man with a figure that looked about the same height as Zhao Dan, gray hair, wearing a black royal suit and a black crown.

Just as Zhao Dan looked at the old man, the old man also looked at Zhao Dan, and the eyes of both sides met in the air.

The old man's eyes narrowed slightly, and a momentum suddenly burst out.

At this moment, Zhao Dan suddenly had an illusion in his heart, as if he was not facing an old man, but a majestic and insurmountable mountain!

"What a strong momentum." Zhao Dan was secretly surprised, knowing that this must be the king of Qin, and that today the strongest king among the countries - King Ji of Qin.

Zhao Dan let out a light breath, walked forward a few steps, then listened and bowed to King Ji of Qin.

This is not because Zhao Dan is willing to be outdone, but because this negotiation was held in the territory of Zhao State, Zhao Dan, as the master, had to salute the guests first as the rules.

King Qi of Qin also gave Zhao Dan a gift.

The two of them finished their greetings and then sat down in the main seats on both sides.

After the two of them sat down, the Qin ministers behind King Ji of Qin moved forward at the same time and saluted respectfully to Zhao Dan: "I have seen the king."

Zhao Dan also gave a tribute.

The ministers of Qin State sat down separately.

After the Qin ministers took over, the Zhao ministers also stepped forward and saluted King Ji of Qin: "I have seen the king."

King Ji of Qin also returned the gift, and all the ministers of Zhao State sat down.

It was at this time that Zhao Dan had the opportunity to look at the Qin ministers in front of him.

These Qin ministers all wore long robes, with their front hems and feet and their back hems swaying to the ground. Several of them were narrow and thin, shaped like trumpet-shaped, similar to the Hanfu known to later generations. Their robes were different in color, namely brown, green, red and black.

"Notes on Ancient and Modern Chinese" records: "Above the third rank, green robes and deep clothes, and common people's white robes are all made of silk."

Therefore, the ranks of these Qin ministers are obviously not low.

Zhao Dan's eyes wandered among the Qin ministers, but he thought to himself: "I don't know which one is Fan Sui here?"

Soon, Zhao Dan focused his eyes on a middle-aged man next to Qin Wang Ji, who was not tall, had long face and small eyes, and had beards under the jaw.

Judging from the portrait presented by Hu Yiwei, this person should be Fan Sui.

"I hope Fan Sui won't cause any big trouble." Zhao Dan thought in his heart, and signaled to Yu Xin beside him with his eyes.
Chapter completed!