General Qin

Chu Wangqi woke up from his drowsiness.

He rubbed his sore head, in a trance, he had heard some strange words in a hangover.

But if you think about it carefully, you don't remember anything, it's like a dream, it's psychedelic and hazy.

"Barbarians don't know how to be polite."

Chu Wangqi couldn't help cursing.

"My lord, you are awake."

A woman's voice sounded in the house.

Chu Wangqi was startled, only then did he realize that there were actually two women standing beside him.

One of them spoke Chu dialect with a Wu accent, and his face did not look like a Yue person, and he might have been taken captive from Wu by the Yue people. As for the other person, her upper body was half-naked, with weird tattoos on her skin, she was a real Yue woman, staring straight at herself.

Seeing the king of Chu looking over, the woman from Wu smiled and said, "We are the concubines of the king of Yue, and we are specially sent to serve the king."

Chu Wangqi nodded. He was drunk, and it was normal for King Yue to send a concubine to serve him, but he didn't know whether the woman would report to King Yue about the words he scolded when he woke up just now.

"You should be cautious in your words and deeds in this Yue land, and don't annoy that Yue king."

Chu Wangqi woke himself up and called out, "Where is Zou Pi?"

"Your Majesty, the minister is guarding outside the house."

Zou Pi pushed open the door and walked in, showing his yellow teeth to King Qi of Chu.

Chu Wangqi nodded, the Yue general whom he had promoted was indeed loyal.

Now the only subordinate he can rely on is this person.

"Let's go, say goodbye to the King of Yue, and return to the camp quickly."

King Chu Qi got up, he was still worried about his soldiers and the dozens of carts of property under escort.

This time, only Mo Pi and dozens of personal guards accompanied him to Wangcheng to see Yue Wang Wuyou, and the remaining two thousand Chu troops were stationed in an open field several miles away from the Wangcheng.

Compared with the savage Yue people, the more than 2,000 Chu talents are his real life-saving force, King Qi of Chu, so he is very worried that there will be changes in the Chu army when he is away.

But then, something happened that Chu Wangqi didn't expect.

Zou Pi laughed: "Your Majesty, please stay here for a while. The King of Yue is sleeping soundly now, so it may be difficult to see the King. Moreover, the King of Yue said last night that the King is his good friend, and the chat is very pleasant, so he will invite the King to a banquet tonight. Please also ask your majesty to stay in this royal city for a few more days."

Chu Wangqi's face changed drastically.

After all, he is a veteran in politics, how could Zou Pi not understand the information hidden in these few words.

Why ask him to stay for a few more days? Isn't this a disguised form of house arrest?

Chu Wangqi stared at the smiling Nu Pi, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.

"If Bugu is not in the camp, I am afraid that the soldiers will not be restrained. If there is a dispute with the king of Yue, it will be bad. Since the king of Yue is still resting, then Bugu will not bother him. Go back to the camp to appease the soldiers. In the evening, come back to drink and have fun with the King of Yue."

Chu Wangqi found an excellent excuse, and was about to leave, but seeing Nu Pi winking, the Yue woman stepped up and hugged Chu Wangqi tightly.

"What are you doing?"

Chu Wangqi cried out and struggled with all his strength, but found that the Yueren woman was so strong that she hugged him like an iron hoop.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will go back to appease and deal with the matter of the soldiers. King Yue's kindness, but His Majesty will not let you down. Please let Your Majesty have some fun here and wait for King Yue to have a banquet."

Saying that, Zou Pi retreated outside the house with a smile, and closed the door behind him.

The moment the door was closed, Chu Wangqi saw dozens of strong Yue warriors standing outside the house, but there was not a single bodyguard who followed him here.

Everything is clear.

He Xiong Qi betrayed people in the past, and now he is also betrayed by others.

"Zou Pi, you can't betray... woo..."

Halfway through the call, King Qi of Chu was pushed down on the couch by the woman from Yue.

...

A moment later, when Zou Pi walked into the palace of Yue Wang, Yue Wang Wuyou shouted angrily.

"One hundred gold?"

"How did those Qin people manage to make a move!"

"Xiong Bugu gave me dozens of carts of jewelry and more than 2,000 slaves. Isn't Qin State bigger and stronger than Chu State? He must have more money than Xiong Bugu. A mere hundred gold wants to get rid of this king, bah."

Yue Wang Wuyou was very angry, he stared at Zou Wuyue in the room and said, "Didn't you raise the price again with those Qin people?"

Zou Wuyue said helplessly: "I think those Qin people came here this time quite a lot, but they brought little money, a hundred gold should be about the same."

"One hundred gold?"

Yue Wang Wuyou was very upset.

If it was changed to before, someone was willing to exchange a hundred gold for a king of the Chu people, he would naturally agree to it.

But now, he has harvested thousands of gold worth of jewelry from King Qi of Chu, and there are more than two thousand Chu slaves.

Just when Zou Pi came in, he heard Yue Wang Wuyou's roar.

As a native of Kaihuayue in Wu, he naturally knew the strength of Qin State, so he persuaded him: "Your Majesty, Qin people are fierce, even the huge Chu State has been destroyed, it is better for us not to make enemies with them. Since the Qin people can't afford more money, it is better to let them exchange food and armor."

Zou Wuyue's eyes lit up, and he said: "Good idea, I think those Qin people have excellent soldiers and armors, which are much better than what we use, why don't we let them pay for the money with soldiers and grains, so that the deal can be negotiated, and we don't have to fight with the Qin people." Affair."

King Wuyou of Yue frowned, and said, "Since that's the case, let the people of Qin hand over two thousand sets of armor and weapons, and thirty carts of food. By the way, there is also the hundred gold."

...

Qin camp.

Zhao Tuo once again met Zou Wuyue, the envoy from the Yue people who came to negotiate.

This time, Yueren brought the reply from the previous negotiation.

"The Yue people want two hundred gold, two thousand sets of armor and weapons, and thirty carts of grain."

Zhao Tuo whispered about the conditions given by the Yue people, his eyes became colder and colder.

The generals in the tent became angry.

"Are you kidding me? We don't have enough food to eat, and we need 30 carts of food? Why don't these Yue people eat arrows!"

"Of course, two hundred gold is fine. Are we able to hand over the two thousand pairs of weapons and armor? If such a large number of weapons and armor are given to the Yue people without the permission of the king or the general, it is against the law!"

"Damn it, why don't we break into King Yue's royal city directly and arrest Xiong Qi and King Yue together, let's see if he dares to ask us for money!"

"That's right, our state of Qin is invincible in the world, and the three Jin, Yan, and Chu countries are all destroyed. How can we be bullied by this group of Yue people and barbarians for money? If it spreads, it will be fine!"

Generals such as Heiyu, Xiqigu, and Zhang He were filled with righteous indignation.

As for She Jian, Su Jiao and even Meng Tian, ​​they all frowned, thinking that Yue Ren's conditions were too harsh.

Zhao Tuo closed his eyes.

Unless it was a last resort, he didn't want to fight the Yue people.

The Yue people are not only numerous, but also familiar with the geographical environment. If there is a real fight, even if the Qin army can win in the end, it is unknown how many soldiers will die. So Zhao Tuo has always been inclined to resolve this matter peacefully.

But unfortunately, he couldn't afford the price the other party asked for.

"Let the Yueren messenger come in."

Zhao Tuo said coldly.

A moment later, the envoy of the Yue people, Zou Wuyue, swaggered into the tent of the Qin army again.

He casually cupped his hands, and regardless of the indignant expressions of the Qin generals around him, he smiled at Zhao Tuo who was sitting in the chief seat: "General Qin, I don't know what you're thinking? As long as you Qin people agree with us, Conditions, then you can take the King of Chu away directly."

Zhao Tuo said indifferently: "The envoy's conditions, except that the armor is regulated by the laws of our country of Qin and cannot be given at will. Both food and money can be discussed. We can give two hundred gold and twenty carts of food in exchange for the traitor Xiong Qi. "

When Zhao Tuo went south this time, he had the intention of soliciting and buying Yue people, and he brought about 150 gold. The last time he made a price offer with the envoy of the Yue people, he kept a hand, fearing that the other party would raise the price, so he could turn around a little bit at that time.

But I didn't expect the other party's appetite to be so big, it doubled directly.

Really don't take money as money.

However, if it is two hundred gold, Zhao Tuo will probably be able to get it together if he asks the soldiers below to gather it together. There will naturally be rewards and compensation after returning.

As for food, the Qin army could squeeze out twenty carts.

This price is Zhao Tuo's final bottom line.

Zou Wuyue made some calculations, then opened his mouth and said, "That Xiong Bugu is my king's friend. If you want to exchange friends from our Yue people at such a price, I'm afraid it will be less. The general might as well add a little more."

Zhao Tuo was so angry that he laughed.

These Yue people really regarded Xiong Qi as a commodity and came to bargain with him.

"This is the only price I can give. If the king of Yue wants more, then we can only go to the king's city to discuss with him in person. Please let the messenger tell the king of Yue to know about this matter."

"Three days, please King Yue think about it."

"He wants two hundred gold and twenty carts of grain to befriend me from Qin."

Speaking of this, Zhao Tuo slapped the wooden case and severely reprimanded him.

"I still have to hold onto that traitor and wait for my army to crush the royal city!"