Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

Chapter 120: Chaos in Chu

Ever since Yao Jia started talking, Zhang Yuanqing has been listening attentively.

Zhang Yuanqing was always impressed every time he heard about Yao Jia Shangqing's battle achievements. Now he finally had the opportunity to witness Yao Jia Shangqing's skills with his own eyes.

The same was true for Fusu.

The master and disciple looked at Yao Jia intently, almost forgetting that they were in the court.

Qin State's Shangqing Dun Ruo and Shangqing Yao Jia were both remarkable figures.

The chestnut belly is naturally clear.

Now that Yao Jia had spoken, he could only sigh that the King of Qin was blessed by heaven, as all the talents in the world were in his Qin State.

"King Qin, my Yan State absolutely has no such intention."

"Previously, King Fuchu of Chu sent an envoy to persuade my king to join forces to attack Qin. My king was unwilling, but the envoy of Chu was full of tricks and deceived my king."

"King Qin, our Yan State is sincere in its request for peace this time and will never harbor any ulterior motives."

"So the King of Yan is sincere if Yan only cedes five cities?"

Yao Jia did not intend to let Li Fu go.

His Qin army can capture just five cities in one month. If the Qin army pursues the victory now, it may be possible to destroy Yan in one fell swoop.

In Yao Jia's view, ceding the five cities was a joke and an humiliation to the State of Qin.

"King of Qin, the cession of five cities is not due to our Yan's lack of sincerity, but rather to our weakness and barrenness. We simply cannot cede more land. Our king is willing to give you money and treasures as compensation."

"Also send my king's beloved son, Prince Mi, to Qin as a hostage to seek peace with the Qin State."

At this moment, the prime minister of a country was extremely humble.

Faced with a senior minister of Qin, he was speechless and retreated step by step.

Li Fu was heartbroken, but he didn't dare show it on his face.

After hearing this, Zhang Yuanqing nodded slightly to Shangqing Yao Jia. Yao Jia flicked his sleeves at Li Fu and let the matter go.

Li Fu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Yao Jia was no longer aggressive.

"I heard that Young Master Mi is still young, so it would be better to use Prince Dan of Yan as the hostage."

"I've heard that Prince Dan of Yan is extremely talented. It just so happens that my king loves talented people. After Prince Dan of Yan enters Qin, he can also become friends with my king."

"puff"

Yao Jia almost laughed out loud.

Fortunately I managed to hold it back in time.

It's really uncomfortable to hold it in.

No wonder the Right Prime Minister asked me to stop talking. It turns out he wanted to take part in the event himself.

This proton exchange was a direct blow to the Yan State.

The crown prince of a country was held hostage in Qin.

Shame on you.

I don’t know if Prince Dan of Yan will have the chance to return and succeed to the throne after entering Qin.

Alas, it was also the bad luck of Prince Dan of Yan that he was chosen by the Right Prime Minister.

An unexpected disaster, an unexpected disaster.

Li Fu's hands trembled.

There was a light sweat on the forehead.

Seeing that Li Fu had been silent for a long time, Zhang Yuanqing asked. Although his tone was gentle, it made Li Fu feel a chill down his spine.

"Why? Is the Prime Minister of Yan worried that Prince Dan of Yan will have no one to teach him after he enters Qin?"

"Don't worry, my Qin State's Daqin Academy has gathered hundreds of teachers and will definitely train Prince Dan for Yan State. Prime Minister Yan State can rest assured about this."

After hearing this, not only the court officials, but even Ying Zheng couldn't help but curl his lips.

No, I need to stay calm, stay calm. I can't let anyone see my emotions.

Li Fu thought for a while, then looked up at the King of Qin. Seeing that the King of Qin had no intention of speaking, he knew that this was probably the King of Qin's intention.

Li Fu had no choice but to agree: "I, Prince Dan, will be delighted to hear that the King of Qin has favored me and the Right Prime Minister has praised me."

"Then, when I return to Yan, I will petition our king to allow Prince Dan to enter Qin."

"Okay, in this case, I naturally believe that Yan State is seeking peace."

After getting a satisfactory answer, Ying Zheng finally agreed.

Li Fu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the King of Qin was finally willing to withdraw his troops.

It was not until he left Zhangtai Palace and returned to the posthouse that Li Fu could not help but sigh at the horror of the Qin State.

This is how it should be when the ruler and his subjects are of one mind.

It’s a pity that our Yan State cannot do the same!

Although the peace talks were concluded, Li Fu did not feel happy.

A few days later, Li Fu left Xianyang City with his men and the King of Qin.

At this time, the war between Qin and Chu was intensifying.

The Qin army had advanced weapons, so the Chu State was naturally no match for it.

Xiang Yan lost three cities in a row and had no choice but to defend himself.

General Huan Xi had anticipated Xiang Yan's move and had been confronting the Chu army outside the city for two days, preparing to send Xin Sheng to lead his troops to bypass the dangerous pass and launch a surprise attack.

At this time, it was Shouchun in the State of Chu.

King Fu Chu of Chu refused to listen to Qu Yuan's advice and insisted on attacking Qin. Now Chu had lost a large amount of land again and Shouchun was in danger. The Qu family was already dissatisfied with King Fu Chu of Chu.

At this moment, Prince Xiong You's retainers made suggestions to Xiong You.

"Young Master, you can take this opportunity to contact the Qu family. If you can get the support of the Qu and Jing families, you will definitely be able to achieve your wish."

After hearing this, Xiong You felt that it was feasible.

Soon, he came to Qu Ping's house in a low-key manner.

The two talked for a long time at Qu Yuan's house, and Master Xiong You did not leave until the end of the evening.

A few days later, Qu Ping was critically ill. King Fu Chu of Chu heard about it and went out of the palace to visit him.

However, on the way back to the palace, the King of Chu was assassinated and seriously injured.

Inside the Chu Palace

King Fuchu of Chu was hurriedly carried back to his bedroom, where the doctor was already waiting.

Seeing the King of Chu being carried in, he hurriedly ordered people to carefully place the King of Chu on the bed.

Sitting by the bed, the people around did not dare to breathe, and watched quietly as the doctor took the pulse of the King of Chu.

After a long time, the doctor withdrew his hand and sighed.

"The arrow wound is deep in my vitals. I can only try to pull it out, but..."

"But the king may not live long this time."

Xiang Liang, who was accompanying them for protection, almost fell down after hearing this.

He took two or three steps forward and grabbed the doctor by the collar.

"You quack, the king is in good health, how could this happen? How could this happen?"

The doctor reached out and pushed away Xiang Liang's hand that was grabbing his collar.

"If General Xiang Liang doesn't trust me, you can ask another doctor to see the king. I'll take my leave."

As he said this, the doctor pushed Xiang Liang away and prepared to leave.

Xiang Liang drew his sword and put it on the doctor's neck.

"If you dare to leave after failing to cure the king, I will kill all three of your clans."

The doctor turned and looked at Xiang Liang.

"I know that the king was injured this time because of the general's inadequate protection. The general is concerned that the king understands this, but the general should not make things difficult for me."

"The arrow wound to the king was extremely close to the heart. If it had not been missed by a hair's breadth, the king would have died on the spot."

"Please forgive my limited medical skills."

The doctor clenched his fists and glared at Xiang Liang.

If I had known this earlier, I should have gone to Qin as well.

Nowadays, the doctors of Qin State not only have medical books given by the right prime minister of Qin State, but can also recruit disciples in the Qin State Daqin Academy. How glorious it is.

As long as I can save my life this time, I will go back and pack up and leave the State of Chu.

Seeing the doctor like this, Xiang Liang could do nothing even though he was angry.

"You should heal the king first."

After saying this, Xiang Liang turned around and asked the guards to notify the court officials to come to the palace to discuss important matters.

The doctor sighed helplessly and could only take his disciples to prepare to remove the arrow for the King of Chu.

The eunuch hurriedly prepared the medicine for the doctor.

Xiang Liang watched from the side, not daring to leave for a moment, for fear that something might happen to the king.

Soon, the court officials hurried to the Chu Palace and were taken to the King of Chu's bedroom by the guards.

"How is the king?"

Seeing Xiang Liang, Chang Jing asked hurriedly.

Just now on the way, he had heard from the guards that the king had been assassinated.

How similar.

Chang Jing's first reaction was that there was a conspiracy.