Chapter 682: Zhao Dan's opinion
As soon as King Yuan of Chu finished speaking, there was silence in the hall, and the needles could be heard.
King Wei took a deep breath and looked at King Yuan of Chu with calm eyes: "King of Chu, so you don't plan to talk anymore, right? I want to ask you to remember that this battle won my Wei State, not your Chu State!"
Although his tone was very calm when he spoke, no one could tell that King Wei was really angry this time.
As a winner, King Wei really couldn't stand this grievance.
But was the anger of King Wei useful to King Chu Yuan?
Obviously useless.
The two had a big fight and ended up leaving unhappily.
After the meeting, the kings returned to their respective residences, all with their own thoughts.
King Wei said angrily to Duan Ganzi: "This King of Chu simply wants to use the power of Zhao to overwhelm me. He is simply a slut!"
King Wei's anger was not only directed at King Yuan of Chu, but also at Zhao Dan.
Duan Ganzi looked obviously worried: "King, since King Zhao has held this meeting, he must have reached some agreement with King Chu long ago. If King Zhao uses his power to suppress others, it would probably be difficult to deal with."
King Wei was stunned when he heard this. After a while, he sneered: "I am also an ally of Zhao, and the alliance of the Three Jins is much more reliable than his alliance of Zhao and Chu! I don't believe that King Zhao would give up the alliance of the Three Jins just because of Chu. Don't forget, King Han is watching too!"
This is the reliance in the heart of King Wei. After all, Zhao and Wei have always seemed intimate but were actually alienated. It is not surprising that Zhao and Wei have turned against each other, but King Wei is sure that Zhao may not be willing to turn against Han.
After a pause, King Wei continued, "What is the answer from Qin?"
Obviously, King Wei was not without leaving a way out for himself.
Duan Ganzi replied: "Reply to the king, Qin State still has no response."
After a pause, Duan Ganzi said to King Wei with concern again: "King, even if the King of Qin agrees to join forces with the King, he may not be his opponent to Zhao."
The reason why Duan Ganzi said this is mainly because the war that caused the flooding of Daliang City three years ago is still fresh in memory for Duan Ganzi, leaving an indelible shadow in his heart, which makes this Wei Prime Minister Bang have no confidence in his heart when facing Zhao.
King Wei snorted, and a strange smile suddenly flashed across his face, and he said word by word: "Who said that I only have an ally like Qin?"
After saying this, King Wei seemed to be conscious of his own words. Before Duan Ganzi could continue to ask, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, I'm tired too, let's stop here today."
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In another place in the city, King Jian of Qi was also discussing this matter with Housheng.
"Houqing, let me tell you, what kind of thoughts and intentions did the King of Zhao confront the King of Chu and King of Wei after convening this alliance?"
Regarding this alliance, King Jian of Qi was relatively relaxed. After all, for King Jian of Qi, the war between Chu and Wei did not have much to do with Qi at the moment.
But since all of them have come, King Jian of Qi will naturally not miss any opportunity that may allow Qi to gain benefits. In this situation, it may give Qi a chance to take advantage of the situation.
The Prime Minister of Qi, Bangsheng, thought for a while, and then said, "King, I have heard that King Zhao was very dissatisfied with the fact that the Crown Prince of Chu inciting the students of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to petition. Recently, he drove the Crown Prince of Chu back to Chu. So maybe this was an excuse that King Zhao found to start a war with Chu."
King Jian of Qi pondered for a while and slowly said to Hou Sheng: "Houqing, I think this is very likely because King Zhao has already planned to start a war with Wei."
"King Zhao wants to start a war with Wei?" King Jian of Qi's judgment obviously surprised Hou Sheng, and he couldn't help but speak, "King, Wei has been an ally of Zhao in recent years. If King Zhao starts a war with Wei rashly, wouldn't he be afraid that other allies will be disappointed?"
"Other allies?" King Jian of Qi sneered a few times and said, "The so-called other allies are nothing more than a South Korea. As long as King Zhao can firmly control South Korea, he will not take Wei State to heart."
A few seconds later, King Jian of Qi continued: "Now the State of Zhao is the leader of the world. King Zhao has achieved such an achievement at a young age. At this moment, he must be proud of himself. Moreover, even the powerful Qin of that year was defeated by King Zhao. What is the Wei Kingdom now?"
Hou Sheng nodded and exclaimed: "The king is indeed awesome. I am far from being as good as the king."
As he said that, a gloating smile suddenly flashed across Hou Sheng's face: "King, if King Zhao is in a feud with Wei again, it is also a very risky thing for Zhao itself. I think the King may take this opportunity to provoke the relationship between Zhao and Wei, so that their alliance relationship will break down as soon as possible."
As the saying goes, the wood is so beautiful that it will be destroyed by the wind. In recent years, Zhao's strength has been seen by everyone. The worries and fears about Zhao's power are also increasing day by day on the land of China. Therefore, when possible, no country will mind being able to trick Zhao. Housheng as the prime minister of Qi is no exception.
"No." King Jian of Qi shook his head slightly, and a puzzled smile flashed across his face.
"Houqing, I have decided that for this alliance, I just need to watch quietly."
The next day, the negotiations continued.
Compared with the first day, the negotiations on the second day were also full of tension.
But in general, even when quarreling, the voice of King Wei's King of War was louder than that of King Yuan of Chu, and his confidence was more strong.
After all, Wei was originally a winner in this war, while Chu was just a loser.
In the view of King Wei, the fact that Wei State can cease war with Chu is already the face that Zhao State can give, otherwise King Wei will be ready to defeat Kuaiji County.
Now King Yuan of Chu actually wants to get King Wei to return the territory. How could he accept this?
So without any suspense, another day of quarrel has passed.
Until the third day, the whole thing finally began to change.
On this day, after finishing his routine speech, Zhao Dan did not retreat behind the scenes as usual, waiting for the routine quarrel between King Zhao and King Wei, but continued to speak without rushing.
"King of Chu, King of Wei, I actually have an opinion that may be able to solve the current situation. I wonder if the two kings are willing to refer to it?"
As soon as Zhao Dan finished speaking, King Yuan of Chu and King of Wei subconsciously straightened their bodies, and everyone in the entire hall suddenly became energetic.
After the two days of quarrel, everyone present already knew one thing, that is, if these two kings were allowed to continue quarreling, even if the quarrel was quarrel, there would be no compromise between Wei and Chu next spring.
In fact, the reason why this negotiation is so difficult is that it has little to do with the war itself.
Because from a normal perspective, the State of Wei should be the party who seeks on the negotiating table, and King Yuan of Chu, as the loser, should not have the confidence to challenge King Wei.
To put it bluntly, the key to everything lies entirely in Zhao Dan, the initiator of this alliance.
The confidence of Chu comes entirely from Zhao, and the reason why King Wei tolerated it is because of Zhao. Therefore, only after Zhao Dan spoke can this matter have the possibility of solving it.
So after Zhao Dan spoke, everyone's eyes immediately hit him and quietly waited for his words.
It must be said that even though I have experienced this kind of attention-oriented feeling, Zhao Dan still feels a slight sense of pleasure in his heart.
After all, this time, the one who sat under Zhao Dan and listened attentively and waited for Zhao Dan to say next was not Zhao Dan's minister, but four monarchs from other countries!
Zhao Dan coughed and said, "In my opinion, it is natural for Wei State to have land as a winner. If the King of Chu asks the King of Wei to completely return the land, it will obviously be difficult for the King of Wei to agree."
As soon as Zhao Dan said this, King Wei's face suddenly improved a lot.
But in contrast, King Yuan of Chu was naturally anxious. After all, if the King of Wei really retained all the land that captured Chu, wouldn’t King Yuan of Chu do useless work this time?
Just as King Yuan of Chu was about to speak, Zhao Dan waved his hand to King Yuan of Chu and said, "King of Chu is a little calmer, and listen to me finish my words. Although Wei is indeed the winner, if the King of Wei does not return an inch of land, then the King of Chu will naturally be dissatisfied."
Zhao Dan said this and deliberately paused for a moment, first observed the expressions of the other people in the hall, and then continued: "If everyone knows today that Chu has invited me to mediate this matter, so if we continue to argue like this, not only will the grudge between Chu and Wei be difficult to resolve, but it will not be good to me for my face."
"So I think it's better for the two kings to take a step back and reach a collegial meeting as soon as possible. I wonder what you two think?"
After Zhao Dan said this, the expressions on King Yuan of Chu and King of Wei changed a little, and they were obviously digesting the news contained in Zhao Dan's words.
After a while, King Wei spoke, "I wonder what the step back is like, what King Zhao said? "
Zhao Dan smiled and said, "Actually it's very simple. Wei State returned Shouchun to Chu State. There was a ceasefire between Wei and Chu States. I wonder what the King of Wei thinks?"
Chapter completed!