Chapter 775 He Is Still a Child!
Yan Wangxi's eyes flashed, and he said without hesitation: "Mao Shangqing, do you want me to sell my son to seek peace?!"
Mao Sui said in a deep voice: "What Yan Wang said is absurd!"
"This time, Zhao took the initiative to attack Qin in order to curb the prosperity of Qin and buy a breathing space for Zhao, Yan, and Qi."
"Qin is exhausted and does not want to start a war!"
"According to the pre-war agreement between Qin and Zhao, this war will only be limited to a small-scale friction around Taihang Mountain. As long as Qin's autumn harvest is delayed, our Zhao will withdraw its troops."
"Yes!" Mao Sui shouted angrily: "Yan Taizi Dan conspired to assassinate the King of Qin, which made Qin Chang'an Jun furious and completely abandoned the war. As decided before, we will advance eastward at all costs!"
"If it weren't for the assassination of Prince Dan of Yan, the Qin army would never have captured Handan in this battle!"
"If it weren't for the assassination of Prince Dan of Yan, the Qin army would not have captured our King of Zhao in this battle!"
"The reason why this war has developed to this point and why Zhao's sacrifices have been cut off are all the fault of Prince Dan of Yan!"
"If Yan doesn't hand over Prince Dan of Yan, this war will never be settled."
"If this war continues, our Great Dynasty will have no choice but to form an alliance with Qin and attack Yan together!"
Mao Sui bowed his hands and said, "Therefore, the King of Yan is very wrong."
"The King of Yan is not selling his son for peace, but actually selling his son for survival!"
The King of Yan thinks it is humiliating to sell his son for peace?
Then the foreign ministers will not hesitate to say it more directly.
Selling the prince is not a price for peace, but a price for buying your national destiny!
If you don't hand over Prince Dan of Yan, just wait for the country to perish!
"Bang!" King Xi of Yan slapped the table and shouted angrily: "If Dai wants to attack, then attack. Why bother to make demands that I will never agree to?!"
"With only the power of Dai County, can you really send 180,000 troops to attack my Great Yan?!"
King Xi of Yan didn't believe that Dai County didn't leave some troops to guard against the four enemies.
When Zhao just suffered a great defeat, Dai County could still gather more than 200,000 troops?
Why did King Xi of Yan not believe it!
Mao Sui looked straight at King Xi of Yan, and shouted in a deep voice without giving in: "Whether you believe it or not, it is up to King Yan to decide."
"Whether to fight or make peace is also up to King Yan to decide."
"Whether to live or die is even more up to King Yan to decide!"
Looking at the determination in Mao Sui's eyes, King Xi of Yan dared not disbelieve it.
Although Yan State could gather nearly 200,000 troops in addition to the 200,000 troops to reinforce Yan Dan's troops, King Xi of Yan was still a little panicked.
After all, King Xi of Yan once sent 600,000 troops to attack Zhao, but Zhao only sent 130,000 troops to defeat the Yan army, killing Li Fu in battle and capturing Qing Qin alive!
If Dai, which inherited Zhao's country, really deployed 180,000 troops on the border, King Xi of Yan would need at least 800,000 troops to dare to fight!
At this moment, a minister quickly stepped into the hall and whispered to King Xi of Yan: "Your Majesty, the envoy of Qin wants to see you!"
Mao Sui smiled and asked softly: "I think it is Qin Shangqing Yao who has arrived?"
Hearing Mao Sui's words, King Xi of Yan could be sure that Mao Sui had definitely had contact with the Qin envoy before entering Wuyang Hall.
With an increasingly heavy heart, King Xi of Yan spoke in a deep voice: "Send the Qin envoy to the court to see him!"
Accompanied by the voice of the minister's summons, Yao Jia stepped into the Wuyang Palace quickly, and first bowed to Mao Sui, and then bowed to King Xi of Yan: "I, the minister Shangqing Yao Jia, greet the King of Yan."
King Xi of Yan asked with a somewhat unpleasant face: "Are you here today to persuade me?"
Yao Jia spoke with a relaxed look: "I have been lobbying the King of Yan for more than ten days, but I have failed to persuade the King of Yan to change his mind."
"I know that I can do only so much, and I really can't explain the pros and cons to the King of Yan, so I reported to my king and resigned from the post of envoy to Yan."
"I came here today not to persuade the King of Yan, but to bid farewell to the King of Yan."
Mao Sui was stunned.
I thought a fierce teammate had come, but you are running away?
Yan Wangxi's eyes suddenly condensed: "Goodbye?!"
The responsibilities of the envoys are similar to those of ambassadors in later generations.
What does it mean for a country to withdraw its ambassadors from another country?
People of any era know it for themselves!
Yao Jia bowed again: "Yes!"
"Yao will set off to return to Qin tomorrow, and the next envoy to Yan will arrive soon."
Hearing Yao Jia say that there will be another envoy to Yan, Yan Wangxi immediately relaxed and even asked with a smile: "Yao Shangqing is indeed a great talent of the world."
"Recently, I have been busy with affairs and have no time to drink and chat with Yao Shangqing. It is really a pity!"
"I wonder who Qin wants to send to take over Yao Shangqing's position? How capable can this person be as Yao Shangqing? ”
Yao Jia laughed and said: "King of Yan, you are too kind! Foreign ministers really can't bear it!"
"Foreign ministers have tried hard to persuade King Yan for a long time, but still failed to explain the pros and cons to King Yan, and returned empty-handed."
"But the next person is a well-known lobbyist. He has never failed in his lobbying and has never failed!"
"Yao's talent is far inferior to his!"
King of Yan was puzzled: "There is such a great talent in Qin? How come I have never heard of it!"
Lobbying abroad is always successful?
How come I have never heard of such a person!
This is unreasonable!
Yao Jia smiled warmly: "King of Yan will know this person."
"The next person stationed in Yan is my Great Qin Chang'an Jun."
King of Yan:!!!
King of Yan stood up suddenly, looked at Yao Jia in disbelief and asked: "Who? ! ! "
Great Qin Chang'an Jun?
Ying Chengjiao?!
You said this person is a lobbyist?!
That's his mother!
Ying Chengjiao is really a lobbyist, and he stepped onto the world's big stage as a lobbyist.
It's just that Ying Chengjiao only conducted a serious lobbying once, and the rest of his lobbying was based on the sword, not the tongue.
Anyone who was persuaded by Ying Chengjiao would at least lose soldiers and generals, lose money and food, and it was common for them to die on the battlefield and their country to be destroyed!
Such a great "lobbyist", you want him to be a resident in Yan? !
Yao Jia still had a smile on his face: "It is my Great Qin Chang'an Lord, Prince Chengjiao!"
"Now my Great Qin Chang'an Lord has arrived in Yanghu City and is attacking the troops of Prince Dan of Yan."
"If my Great Qin Chang'an Lord can kill Prince Dan of Yan in battle, he may lead his troops back and let someone else take over the post of the envoy to Yan."
"If not, my Great Qin Chang'an Lord will personally lead our army all the way north to lobby the King of Yan in person!"
Mao Sui was happy.
Leading the army all the way to the outside of the capital to lobby, this scene is too familiar to Mao Sui!
After all, Zhao State has experienced it twice!
The first lobbying, Zhao Wang Yan died.
The second lobbying, Zhao Wang Qian was captured and Zhao State was destroyed!
It's time for Yan State to taste Ying Chengjiao's lobbying ability!
Mao Sui bowed his hands and said, "I have heard of the name of Chang'an Jun for a long time."
"This time, Qin Chang'an Jun personally came to Yan to lobby the King of Yan. I think my great Dai Wu'an Jun will also be very interested and lead troops to help."
Listening to the words of Yao Jia and Mao Sui, King Xi of Yan's head was buzzing.
Although Qin was already exhausted, Qin should not start another war.
But King Xi of Yan did not dare to bet whether Ying Chengjiao would really lead his troops all the way to Jicheng!
Because in the eyes of King Xi of Yan, Ying Chengjiao was a madman! A madman that even Ying Zheng could not control occasionally!
Although the 300,000 fresh troops led by Yan Dan had the strength to fight against the more than 100,000 tired soldiers led by Ying Chengjiao.
But in this situation, Dai's Li Mu had to come to help!
Even if Dai had just suffered a heavy blow and Qin was exhausted, the offensive launched by the two countries together was not something Yan could withstand!
After a few breaths of silence, King Xi of Yan sighed: "This time, it is indeed the Crown Prince of Yan who made a mistake."
"As a crown prince of a country, he committed such a despicable act as assassinating the king of another country. I feel ashamed when I hear it! I wish I didn't have such a son!"
"Of course, he is still a child!"
"I am willing to apologize on behalf of my son, and I am also willing to send my son to Qin as a hostage to seek peace between the two countries, is that okay?"
When King Xi of Yan sighed, he looked like a loving old father, which made people feel pity.
But King Xi of Yan's move was purely to flirt with a blind man.
Yao Jia was indifferent, but just bowed again and said: "I have resigned from my post as envoy to Yan."
"It is not appropriate for me to interfere in the affairs of Qin and Yan."
"The King of Yan can wait for the next envoy of the Qin Dynasty to arrive before discussing with him."
"Goodbye!"
Yan Wangxi shouted anxiously: "Shangqing Yao? Shangqing Yao!"
However, facing Yan Wangxi's call, Yao Jia turned around and left without hesitation, without looking back!
Mao Sui could not help but feel envious when he saw this, and he also bowed his hands and said: "Please think carefully about the advice of the foreign minister."
"Otherwise, I am afraid that the foreign minister can only persuade the King of Yan together with Dai Wu'an Jun and Qin Chang'an Jun."
"The foreign minister will leave!"
Watching Yao Jia and Mao Sui leave Wuyang Palace one after another, the King of Yan cried out with joy and sorrow: "My child!!!"
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Yan Dan, who was unaware of the court affairs, laughed heartily: "The deputy general of Yan really lived up to my expectations!"
"Not only did he stop the pursuit of the Qin army, but he also broke through the siege of the Qin army and was able to join forces with me!"
"Great!"
"Great!"
June 6, the 14th year of Qin Wangzheng.
After half a month of galloping and chasing, Yan Hu finally caught up with Yan Dan's troops and joined forces with Yan Dan.
With more soldiers available in his hands, the hope of victory increased a little, and Yan Dan couldn't help but feel happy.
But Yan Huan could only smile miserably: "Where did the luck come from?"
"110,000 soldiers!"
"A full 110,000 soldiers were trapped in the Qin formation!"
"Our army is much stronger than the Qin army, but in the end only the 30,000 soldiers under the prince and more than 6,000 remnants of our army were able to escape."
"Where did the luck come from!"
In Yan Huan's view, Yan Dan was fully responsible for the sacrifice or capture of these 110,000 Yan army soldiers!
Wrong strategic judgment led to the Yan army being attacked halfway across the river.
Yan Dan's escape led to the complete loss of the Yan army's will to fight in the rear. When the army was still stronger than the Qin army, it was easily broken by the Qin army and had no power to fight back!
The reason why Yan Huan was able to lead more than 6,000 remnants to break out of the siege was because Ying Chengjiao was eager to chase and kill Yan Dan, and the troops used for encirclement and annihilation were not sufficient, which gave Yan Huan a chance to escape.
He did not escape by killing, but his comrades used their lives to delay time and help him escape!
What's there to be happy about!
If Yan Dan was not the prince of Yan State and the commander of the Yan army, Yan Hu would not have committed an act of disobedience.
Yan Hu really wanted to punch Yan Dan's smiling face!
Yan Dan felt embarrassed in his heart, but he still stepped forward and patted Yan Hu's shoulder generously: "I know that Deputy General Yan is angry, and I feel pity for the sacrifices of the soldiers."
"But it doesn't matter!"
"Our army is only more than 60 miles away from Fucheng, and we will be able to join forces with the reinforcements tomorrow."
"With 200,000 fresh troops in hand, we will surely win the battle against the tens of thousands of tired Qin soldiers!"
"This hatred must be avenged!"
Yan Hu's eyes did not change at all, he just sighed tiredly: "I hope so."
Looking at the distrustful eyes of a famous soldier, Yan Dan's anger rose in his heart.
Just wait for tomorrow!
Once the reinforcements arrive tomorrow, I will be able to annihilate Qin Chang'an Jun's troops, not only will I be famous throughout the world, but I will also be able to solve a major problem for my Great Yan!
When that time comes, the generals will understand my good intentions, and even more so, what a brilliant strategy my strategy of tiring the enemy is!
Suppressing the anger in his heart, Yan Dan shouted: "Pass my order!"
"The whole army is on the march!"