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Hua Xin was stunned for a while. It was not until this time that he realized that he had gone wrong. He was thinking about how to implicitly express Cao Pi's meaning. If he cleverly reached a tacit understanding between the two parties, it would not be too simple, making it difficult for Liu Jing to get down to the level. He mainly considered giving Liu Jing enough face.

But he never expected that Liu Jing would be so straightforward, asking both sides to talk frankly and speak out in a simple way, without any implicit communication between the top leaders, which made Hua Xin not mentally prepared.

But Hua Xin is also a good person who is good at changing the ruling. He was stunned for a moment and then reacted, began to quickly adjust his state, pondered for a moment, "Since Your Highness asks to talk frankly, I'll forgive my ministers for being rude. In short, Duke Pi hopes that Duke Pi can support him in inheriting Duke Wei."

Liu Jing laughed, "I only see Mr. Hua's sincerity now, and only then do I know why Mr. Hua came to visit late at night."

Liu Jing stood up and walked a few steps in the lobby with his hands behind his back, then turned around and said, "I believe Mr. Hua understands the real purpose of Dong Zhao's mission."

"Of course I know that it is because Zhigong failed to make up for his image twice, which has a great impact on his image. He is eager to make up for his shortcomings in this regard. Once Dong Zhao's visit is successful, it will bring great benefits to Zhigong's reputation. At the critical moment when Wei Gong was considering the world, I am afraid that Dong Zhao's trip will have a significant impact on Wei Gong's decision."

Liu Jing shook his head, "Actually it's not that serious. It's because Mr. Pi is nervous and takes Dong Zhao's actions seriously. After all, this is not a personal mission. Even if Dong Zhao is his person, how could he openly take Dong Zhao's credit on himself? Even Mr. Wei cannot do it so obviously. You must know that Dong Zhao is the censor of Wei State. He is on an envoy under the order of Wei State, not Cao Zhi's personal aide. I don't think that Mr. Pi is more concerned about Dong Zhao's mission than to go on an envoy."

"Yang Xun"

Hua Xin was stunned for a moment. He frowned and then remembered who Yang Xun was? Isn’t he Yang Biao’s nephew? What did he come to Chengdu to do? Hua Xin was smart. He immediately guessed that Yang Xun’s coming to Chengdu might be related to Cao Zhi.

Hua Xin hesitated and asked, "What your Highness means is that Yang Xun is the envoy sent by Zhigong secretly?"

Liu Jing nodded, "Yang Xun is the envoy of Gong Zhi, who came to investigate the truth about Zhao Ting's arrest, and he is also the envoy of Yang Biao. He sent me a letter from Yang Biao. What does Hua Gong think there is any relationship between the two?"

Hua Xin was very nervous. Of course he understood what Liu Jing meant, that is, there was a relationship between Yang Biao and Cao Zhi. Did Yang Biao turn to support Cao Zhi? Yang Biao is the leader of the northern aristocratic tribe. If the northern aristocratic tribes turn to support Cao Zhi, the problem would be serious.

Liu Jing took out Yang Biao's letter from his arms and handed it to Hua Xin, "Don't Hua Gong want to see what Yang Biao said?"

Hua Xin hesitated to take the letter, and his heart was in a mess. How could Liu Jing give Yang Biao’s letter to him? Isn’t this equivalent to betraying Yang Biao?

He opened the letter and read it quickly. It was indeed Yang Biao's handwritten letter. As expected, Yang Biao clearly asked Liu Jing to support Cao Zhi in the letter, which made Hua Xin feel chills on his back. He realized that his direction was indeed wrong. Instead of paying attention to Dong Zhao, it is better to be vigilant against Yang Biao.

"Have your highness agreed to Yang Biao's request?" Hua Xin asked tentatively.

Liu Jing looked at him deeply, and asked with a smile: "What do you think?"

Hua Xin secretly scolded himself for being stupid. If Liu Jing agreed to cooperate with Yang Biao, how could he show Yang Biao's letter to him? He returned the letter to Liu Jing and said with a wry smile: "I'm not hiding it to you, now I'm in a mess and don't know what to say. Can you tell me clearly that your Highness is willing to cooperate with Mr. Pi?"

"Aren't I just working with Mr. Pi now?"

Hua Xin suddenly realized and stood up and bowed deeply, "Your Highness's deep meaning is understood. You will definitely tell Duke Pi to cooperate with you with him."

Liu Jing smiled and then ordered: "Comeone comes"

Several guards hurriedly walked in from outside the hall. Liu Jing pointed at Hua Xin and told them: "Now the city gate is closed. You can send this gentleman out of the city with my gold medal. No one is allowed to interrogate him."

"Zhou Ling" several guards hurriedly took over the gold medal.

Hua Xin bowed gratefully and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for treating each other sincerely, I will say goodbye."

"Don't forget my trust to you."

Hua Xin knew that Liu Jing was referring to Empress Fu, so he hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, my highness, I will do my best to keep her safe."

Liu Jing nodded, "Go"

Hua Xin said goodbye and left the hall, followed the guards and hurriedly left. Liu Jing looked at Hua Xin with his hands behind his back. He had been thinking about how to deal with Yang Biao. God knew his heart, so he sent Hua Xin in time.

The next morning, Sima Yi personally came to the VIP hotel and welcomed Cao Cao's envoy Dong Zhao into the Han State Mansion. King Liu Jing of Han specially met Dong Zhao, five ministers, Shi Zhong Yin Jing, and military advisor Jia Xu, in the Qinzheng Hall of the Han State Mansion, and everyone accompanied Liu Jing's reception. This was the first time that Liu Jing had received a foreign envoy as the King of Han.

Since Dong Zhao was an envoy of the Wei State, not an envoy of the court, according to the principle of etiquette, Dong Zhao could not enjoy the courtesy and privileges of the envoy of the court, that is, the King of Han had to go to the square to greet the angels in person, but Dong Zhao went into the hall to meet the King of Han.

In fact, as a kingdom under the Han court, the title of Qinzheng Hall is itself a kind of usurpation, but the Han Dynasty has declined, and such usurpation has long been everywhere among the princes. The Han government in Chengdu is still relatively low-key. Liu Yan's father was determined but not brave, and the scale of the palace was built very small.

In Chang'an, Jia Xu was unscrupulous in repairing the Weiyang Palace envoy and actually restored the Mingtang Biyong, a building representing the highest level of the royal ritual system. This is a heavenly building that even Yedu and Xudu do not have.

The Censor Fei Yi led Dong Zhao to walk quickly through the square and walk up the steps of the hall. Two golden-armored guards stood on both sides of the steps, holding weapons in their hands, majestic. At this time, the guards shouted: "The King of Han has an order to summon the envoys of Wei to meet him."

"Please come in." Fei Yi whispered to Dong Zhao, and Dong Zhao sorted out his clothes and walked into the hall quickly.

The Qinzheng Hall is indeed not big, and can only accommodate people at most. It is not magnificent, with a dark style, and solemn appearance. The seven important officials sat on both sides, and the front was the Han throne. It was not as high as the sky, but sat on the same throne with the ministers. Except for the slightly outrageous name, everything else was in line with the kingdom.

Since the King of Han was sitting, Dong Zhao could only kneel down and bow, "Dong Zhao, the envoy of Wei, paid homage to His Highness the King of Han."

Liu Jing was wearing a royal robes embroidered with a qilin and a flat crown. He waved his hand and smiled, "Doctor Dong is exempt from gifts, please sit down."

Dong Zhao stood up, sat eastward, and bowed and said, "Duke Wei asked the ministers to convey his respect to His Highness the King of Han."

He looked at the other six important officials in the hall with serious expressions, and bowed slightly and said, "Duke Wei also greets all the important officials on Pingzhangtai."

"Mr. Wei is in good health"

Liu Jing's smile broke the dull atmosphere in the hall. "When we met in Jiangdong a few months ago, he said that he had poor health in the past two years and was mostly sick. Now that spring is in full bloom, has his body improved?"

Dong Zhao quickly replied: "Report to Your Highness, Duke Wei is sick because he is old and his body is getting weaker, so he is sick. Now he is resting in Ye. Thank you for your concern."

Liu Jing sighed and said, "Duke Wei is over 60 years old, but he has not yet established himself. Pizhi's dispute in the dynasty, and Duke Zhang has troops in Youzhou. If this continues, it is the way for the Wei State to cause chaos. In the Yuan Benchu ​​Rebellion, will Duke Wei also repeat the same mistake?"

Dong Zhao was speechless for a while. He didn't understand why Liu Jing said this. Although he was concerned about his tone, the content seemed very rude. He was really unhappy and restrained his emotions and asked: "Every family has troubles. Mr. Wei's family affairs. I think the Wei Gong will properly solve it, so I don't know why Your Highness is asking about this."

"Striving for heirs is related to the stability of the world and the welfare of the people. It is not a family matter. Just like the Censor Dong went to the Han Dynasty, isn't it just a recommendation from public power?"

Dong Zhao's face changed slightly, and Liu Jing said it directly. Speaking such words in front of the seven important officials was undoubtedly a slap in the face. He was about to be unable to help but attack, but seeing Liu Jing's smiling gaze, Dong Zhao suddenly realized that he had come with something and could not turn against him casually, and Liu Jing obviously intentionally angered himself.

Dong Zhao was silent for a moment and said, "Your Highness has been thinking too much. I came to discuss peace with Han under the order of Wei, and it has nothing to do with Zhigong."

"Oh, I don't know what Mr. Wei wants to talk to me."

"It is about the Han naval army stationed in Chaohu Lake, which seriously threatened the safety of Hefei. Duke Wei hopes that His Highness can abolish Chaohu Lake Water Village, and the two armies can live in peace and not invade each other."

Liu Jing looked at Sima Yi. Sima Yi understood and said coldly: "Mr. Dong was surprised by this. Chaohu belonged to Lujiang County, and Jiangdong had officially assigned Lujiang County to Jingzhou. Isn't it natural for us to station troops in our own county? Moreover, Cao's army stationed 50,000 troops in Hefei, threatening the security of Lujiang County. It should be that we asked Cao's army to withdraw troops. Now, why do you ask the Han army to withdraw troops? Isn't it a big deal to the world?"

Dong Zhao was angry and retorted: "It is true that Ruxu Water belongs to Lujiang County, but half of Chaohu belongs to Huainan County. If you set up a water village on Wushan Island, you have already crossed the line and directly threatened Hefei City."

Before Dong Zhao finished speaking, Liu Jing waved his hand and smiled: "It turns out that Doctor Dong is here to accuse the Han army of crossing the border and garrisoning the troops. We don't pay attention to this. Let me immediately order the navy to withdraw to the side of Lujiang County and calm the dispute between the two families. How about it?"

Dong Zhao was really embarrassed. He was passive everywhere and was led by the other party. He had to hold back his anger and apologize to Liu Jing: "I was the one who spoke inappropriately just now. I apologize to His Highness the King of Han, and I hope His Highness understands."

Everyone in the hall laughed heartily. Xu Shu was upright and couldn't bear to tease Dong Zhao anymore. He said frankly: "Doctor Dong's mission to Chengdu this time came to quell the hidden dangers of the war in Hefei?"

Dong Zhao looked at Xu Shu with gratitude and nodded, "Shangshu Xu is right. The Han army is approaching, but Duke Wei does not want to break out in Hefei again, which will cause trouble for the people's livelihood. He specially ordered me to go on a mission to your country, hoping to increase mutual trust and not break out in war again."
Chapter completed!