At night.

Zhao Dan, who was sitting in the upper head, was in a good mood and greeted the two ministers sitting in the lower head with a smile: "Yu Qing, Li Qing, eat, eat more."

But Yu Xin and Li Bo obviously don't have as much appetite as Zhao Dan.

Bo Li put down his dagger and asked Zhao Dan with some confusion: "Master, I don't understand very well, why did the King of Qi not ask King Jian to leave?"

In Li Bo's opinion, Zhao Dan's behavior is somewhat difficult to understand.

You should know that at that time, King Jian of Qi was completely in the jar. As long as Zhao Dan was willing, the troops of the four countries could defeat the Qi army in minutes, and it would not be a problem to take down King Jian of Qi.

Under such circumstances, Li Bo felt that even if Zhao Dan forced King Jian of Qi to cede land and pay compensation, there should be no big problem. As a result, Zhao Dan only put forward three conditions and asked King Jian of Qi to go back and think slowly, and then let the person go.

Just as Li Bo spoke, Zhao Dan was drinking all the Zhao Guo wine in his hand.

To be honest, although Zhao Guojiu is one of the recognized spirits in the mainland these days, in the eyes of Zhao Dan, who has experienced the influence of white wine in later generations, this wine is still quite bland and tasteless.

But no matter what, sitting in the warm hall in winter is a relatively enjoyable thing to drink.

Zhao Dan put down the wine in his hand and smiled and said, "Did Li Qing forget what I said to King Jian when I left? In my opinion, this sentence is enough."

Although Zhao Dan gave an explanation, in Li Bo's opinion, this explanation was somewhat inconvincing.

"If the king is willing, he can capture King Jian of Qi as a hostage. With King Jian of Qi in hand, why worry that Qi cannot agree to the king's conditions?"

Zhao Dan laughed, and after a while, he shook his head and said, "Li Qing misunderstood. This time I summoned King Jian of Qi to Luoyi, not to capture him. I only need King Jian of Qi to break off diplomatic relations with Qin, so that is enough."

In Zhao Dan's opinion, directly capturing King Jian of Qi was not a good idea.

Even if you capture King Jian of Qi, Qi can directly support King Jian of Qi as the new king of Qi. Even if these children are still very young, don’t forget that after all, Qi has a Dinghai Shenjian like the Queen who can temporarily supervise the regent of the state.

Therefore, King Jian of Qi is not irreplaceable to Qi State.

For Zhao Dan, a King of Qi who had the title of monarch of Qi was much more useful than a Tian Jian who had become a prisoner and had even lost the throne of Qi.

Let King Jian of Qi sit on his throne well.

Bo Li was obviously not particularly satisfied with this explanation: "But even so, the king could make some unduly demands, such as cede land compensation."

This time, the person who spoke out was replaced by Yu Xin.

"Li Qing, you don't understand the king's intentions. What the king thinks is not just Qin Qi's alliance, but also Wei and Chu!"

The more greedy a person is as stingy as his life, the more stingy he is.

King Jian and Housheng of Qi were such a pair of monarchs and ministers who were greedy for money and greedy for enjoyment and stinginess.

Zhao State does not want to anger the stingy Qi State.

For that little bit of money or land that Qi might have paid, Zhao Dan valued the strategic value of Qi more.

The geographical situation of Zhao State is actually similar to that of Wei State and South Korea, and they are both typical places of four battles.

There is Qi State in the east, Han and Wei State in the south, Yan State in the north, and Qin State in the west.

With the power of Zhao, it is impossible to attack from all sides at the same time, so choosing one direction to focus on expansion has become inevitable.

Under the leadership of Zhao Dan, the strategic focus of Zhao State now is to advance westward to attack Qin State with all its might.

Under such strategic guidance, Zhao Dan mainly implemented a pacification policy for the other three directions, such as pulling Han and Wei into the Three Jin alliance, and preparing to push the Queen of Yan and Prince Ke to the throne of King Yan, all of which were the specific implementation of this pacification policy.

For Qi State, Zhao Dan's idea is the same, but in terms of specific implementation, some changes are needed to adapt to local conditions.

It is very necessary to teach Qi a lesson like today and let Qi know that Zhao is an existence that Qi cannot afford to offend.

As long as Qi gave up the idea of ​​confronting Zhao, Qi's expansion direction would have to choose other neighbors.

For example, Wei and Chu.

In Zhao Dan's view, the three countries of Qi, Wei and Chu are approaching each other, and any two countries are mortal enemies.

It's simply a perfect balance.

Under such circumstances, Zhao State only needs a little bit of sow discord to make Qi, Wei and Chu fight each other.

Not only can Zhao be able to sit and watch its achievements, but it can also move westward to eliminate Qin while these three countries consume each other. It is simply the best of both worlds.

Therefore, Qi State cannot be in chaos, and Qi King Jian cannot be captured, because that will weaken the strength of Qi State.

Only a complete and sufficiently powerful Qi State will become a major concern for Wei and Chu State, and will allow the game of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to proceed smoothly.

Of course, this "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" plan will definitely encounter many variables and emergencies that were not foreseeable in advance, but the major diplomatic policy has been determined. At that time, you only need to act according to the opportunity and adapt to the situation.

Speaking of this, Zhao Dan swallowed the last piece of meat in his mouth with great satisfaction and burped with great satisfaction: "Now, Li Qing should understand what I mean, right?"

Bo Li finally understood and bowed to Zhao Dan with conscience: "The king's far-sighted vision really makes me admire him. My little and simple view is really not as good as the king's intent!"

Compared to the laughter and joyful Zhao kings and ministers here, the atmosphere in the Qin camp on the other hand is much more depressing.

King Ji of Qin sat upright on the top, and his lower head was Fan Sui, the current prime minister of Qin.

The expressions on both of them were covered with clouds, and they were obviously in a bad mood.

Although the food was ahead, neither of them seemed to have the desire to start.

King Ji of Qin took the lead in speaking: "Mr. Fan, in your opinion, what should we do now?"

Judging from the expression on his face, the monarch of Qin seemed to be a little confused.

When Fan Sui heard this, he frowned slightly, opened his mouth but immediately closed it again.

In Fan Sui's opinion, the decision of King Ji of Qin to escape at the last battle today was a bit unwise.

At that time, Qi State actually needed an ally like Qin State to stand on the platform.

However, with the concession of King Ji of Qin, Qi, the State of Qi, may no longer stand on the side of Qin in the subsequent war.

Fan Sui finally spoke: "King, I heard that Zhao Wangdan and Qi Wang Jian seemed to have reached certain conditions in front of the formation today. In my opinion, Qi may soon tear up the alliance with the King."

The haze on King Ji of Qin became even stronger.

Now Qin is already the only ally left of Qi. Once Qi cuts off the alliance with Qin, Qin will be truly isolated and helpless.

King Ji of Qin looked at Fan Sui deeply and said slowly: "Mr. Fan, it is impossible for me to go to war with Zhao at this time."

After all, at the beginning, the Qin State's purpose was to delay time through the Luoyi Alliance. If King Ji of Qin fought with Zhao Dan as soon as he arrived in Luoyi, how could he delay time?

It was not that King Ji of Qin suddenly became cowardly, but that he had to be cowardly.

Fan Sui's eyes flashed a few times, the expression on his face relaxed a little, and he said slowly: "But if this happens, Qi will not be able to count on it. For the sake of the present, perhaps the only way to secretly discuss peace with Chu."

"Secretly discuss peace with Chu State?" King Ji of Qin raised his eyebrows and looked quite surprised.

"That's right." Fan Sui said: "If Qi State defeats the alliance, then King Jian of Qi will definitely negotiate peace with Zhao, Chu and other countries. At that time, the Zhao, Chu and Wei coalition forces on the eastern front will definitely advance westward to reinforce the battlefield in Wancheng, Nanyang County, so it is best to negotiate peace as soon as possible."

In Fan Sui's view, the battlefield of Chu has actually become a big pit, a big pit that is difficult to get rid of in a short period of time.

The longer the Qin State is trapped in this big pit, the more unfavorable it will be for Qin State.

In order to enhance the persuasion of his words, Fan Sui continued to persuade: "King, although the two counties in the southeast are good, they are far inferior to Hedong. Please ask the King to think about it."

King Ji of Qin was silent for a long time after hearing Fan Sui's words.

Obviously, Fan Sui planned to give up the two southeastern counties and return to Hedong County with all his strength.

Fan Sui's judgment also makes sense. After all, after Qi defeated the alliance, Qin could only face the coalition forces of Zhao, Han, Wei and Chu alone.

When he thought of this, King Ji of Qin hated Zhao Dan so much that he was itchy.

This yellow-mouthed child actually made Qin even more passive than before with just a few flagpoles!

It is impossible for Qin to fight on both sides with one enemy and four at the same time. The Qin State, the world's number one before the Battle of Changping, was not good, and the Qin State is even worse now.

Then one of the fronts must be given up.

King Ji of Qin understood the truth very well.

But to be honest, he was very unwilling to accept it.

Now Qin State has a very great advantage in the Wancheng battlefield in Nanyang County.

Moreover, since the Qin King Ji issued an order, Wang He and Wang Ling also launched a fierce attack on the Chu army in the direction of Wancheng.

Under such circumstances, it was undoubtedly a very unacceptable decision to let King Ji of Qin withdraw his troops from the battlefield in Wancheng.

After a long time of silence, King Ji of Qin finally shook his head and said, "No."

Originally, this alliance was to delay time on the Wancheng battlefield. If the Wancheng battlefield was given up at this time, then what is the significance of this alliance?

Looking at Fan Sui, who looked surprised and seemed to want to say something more, King Ji of Qin waved his hand and said firmly: "No need to say too much for Fan Jun. I believe that Wang He and Wang Ling will definitely be able to defeat the Jingyang troops of Chu before the reinforcements arrive!"

King Ji of Qin said the words were utterly and unquestionable.

Fan Sui was silent for a while and finally bowed to King Ji of Qin: "Here."

Looking at Fan Sui who had left the room, a look of dissatisfaction gradually appeared on King Ji's face.

Although Fan Sui tried his best to hide it, how could he escape the keen insight of King Ji of Qin in his heart?
Chapter completed!