People drifted to lose contact in Qin Dynasty

He had realized this earlier when he saw the corpse of the coachman and the wreckage of the carriage. It was only because Fan Yuqi's body was not found in the field. He still had some luck, such as the possibility that Fan Yuqi was injured and escaped .

After all, Fan Yuqi's strength is not weak, and it is quite difficult for ordinary people to defeat him.

But right now, it seemed that Fan Yuqi had escaped.

Yan Dan didn't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing.

After hearing what Yan Chunjun said, although King Yan regretted not being able to catch Fan Yuqi, it was good news that he could find Fan Yuqi's whereabouts. Next, he encouraged Yanchun Jun a few words , Let him do his best to catch Fan Yuqi, the rebel general of Qin, as soon as possible.

Yanchun Jun agreed one by one.

A court meeting, because of the "good news" brought by Lord Yanchun, caused people's hearts to fluctuate, and it was quite lively.

The court meeting ended, and many ministers left the court one after another.

Somewhat unexpectedly, Lord Yanchun did not leave immediately, on the contrary, he found his brother Yan Wangxi in private.

"Do you have anything else to do?"

When facing his younger brother in private, Yan Wangxi was not polite.

"I do have something to report to Brother Wang!" Lord Yanchun said with a respectful attitude.

"Oh?" Yan Wangxi was a little curious.

"Chendi has actually captured Fan Yuqi!"

"What?" Yan Wangxi's complexion changed slightly when he heard this, he was very shocked.

He took some time to calm down the shock in his heart, and also realized that this matter was unusual. Lord Yanchun had clearly caught Fan Yuqi, but at the court meeting, he only said he had found Fan Yuqi's whereabouts.

"What is there to hide about Fan Yuqi?"

Yan Wangxi asked Yanchun Jun.

"This matter is related to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Yan Wangxi's complexion changed again, becoming extremely cold.

He finally understood why Lord Yanchun didn't make a big deal out of it.

After being silent for a long time, Yan Wangxi let out a deep breath, and praised Yanchun Jun: "You did the right thing!"

It is really not a good thing that Prince Yan took in Fan Yuqi, a rebel general from Qin. If Qin knew about it, it would undoubtedly arouse King Qin's anger. It is best that as few people know about this kind of thing, the better.

Thinking of this, Yan Wangxi couldn't help feeling sad for Yan Dan.

If it wasn't for his uncle Yanchun Jun who handled the case this time, and his uncle was behind him, how could Yandan have the face to stand on the court?

He decided to find an opportunity to teach this rebellious son a lesson after this incident is over!

Immediately afterwards, Lord Yanchun said something to Yan Wangxi, which made Yan Wangxi's mood even heavier.

"The envoy of Qin State has secretly come to Yan State..."

Chapter 254

Yan Wangxi felt a little heavy after hearing the news.

He knew that the matter of Fan Yuqi would arouse the anger of Qin State. Even Lord Yanchun could know about Fan Yuqi's coming to Yan State. How could the people of Qin State not know.

However, how did Lord Yanchun know the news that Qin's envoys had come to Yan?

Yan Wangxi was a little curious, after all, even he didn't know about it.

Combined with earlier, Lord Yanchun abruptly mentioned Fan Yuqi's coming to the country of Yan, which was something he didn't even know about, and Wang Xi of Yan immediately expressed thoughtfulness.

He looked at the brother in front of him who looked like him, and said in a delicate tone, "You know quite a lot!"

Lord Yanchun was very familiar with his elder brother, so he naturally understood the meaning of his words. He lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "My brother, this is all for the country of Yan!"

"Good one for the country of Yan!"

Yan Wangxi sighed, but did not reprimand Yanchun Lord.

Because if he was allowed to choose, he would also choose to maintain the friendly relationship with Qin State instead of offending Qin State.

Although Qin's army was defeated by Zhao Guowu'an Jun Li Mu in the battle of Qin State's attack on Zhao State earlier, the strength of Qin State cannot be weakened by a single defeat.

Putting away his thoughts, Yan Wangxi asked Yanchun Jun again: "Since the Qin envoy has come to Yan, why didn't he meet the widow face to face?"

Lord Yanchun said: "Naturally it is because of Fan Yuqi's matter. If the envoys of the Qin State pay a visit to Brother Wang with the formal etiquette of diplomatic relations between the two countries, they will undoubtedly startle the snake. It is not that simple to catch Fan Yuqi!"

Some people, although Lord Yanchun didn't say it clearly, but Wangxi Yan also knew that they were referring to Yandan.

However, after hearing these words from Lord Yanchun, King Yan still felt some blame towards Lord Yanchun.

"Since you already knew that the envoy of Qin State came to the State of Yan, and you also knew the purpose of the other party, why didn't you tell the widow earlier? The envoy of the State of Qin knew about Yan Dan's taking in Fan Yuqi. It was not given to Qin State out of thin air. Is there a handle?"

"Brother Wang has wronged my younger brother!"

Yanchun Jun hurriedly complained.

Yan Wangxi would like to hear what kind of explanation Yanchun Jun would give him.

"It was the Qin envoy who informed my younger brother about Yan Dan taking Fan Yuqi in!"

Yan Wang was delighted to hear the words, his eyes froze immediately.

Immediately afterwards, Lord Yanchun changed the topic again, and talked about business, "...the envoy of Qin State wants to see Brother Wang!"

Because of Lord Yanchun, Yan Wangxi finally received the envoy of Qin who came to Yan in secret.

Since it was not a formal court meeting, the meeting between the two did not involve too many red tapes. After seeing each other's scepter and the letter of credence stamped with King Qin's seal, Yan Wangxi also confirmed that Bai Chuan was the envoy of Qin State. identity of.

Both the scepter and the letter of credence were brought by Bai Chuan just in case when he left Qin.

If you can't find Fan Yuqi's whereabouts in the dark, then you should immediately meet King Yan as an envoy of Qin State and put pressure on Yan State.

During the private meeting, King Yan originally wanted to use his status as king to put pressure on Bai Chuan, such as threatening Bai Chuan with some words, but unfortunately, for Bai Chuan, this method was of no use.

The status of the king of Yan is naturally noble to the people of Yan.

But you must know that a few years ago, Bai Chuan killed a "king" with his own hands, so it is bound to be difficult for him to feel awed by something like a "king".

After finding that he couldn't scare the envoy of the Qin State, Yan Wangxi turned to ask about serious matters.

For example, the purpose of the envoy of Qin State wanting to see him.

"As far as I know, with the help of Lord Yanchun, the envoy of the Qin State has secretly captured the traitor general Fan Yuqi. Logically speaking, he has already completed the task assigned by your King Qin. I don't know that the envoy of the State of Qin, What is the purpose of meeting widows in private?"

There was a faint smile on the corner of Bai Chuan's mouth, he looked straight at King Yan without the slightest sign of fear, "King Yan won't think that Fan Yuqi has been caught, so the matter is over!"

King Yan frowned slightly, "What does the envoy mean?"

Bai Chuan said: "Fan Yuqi is a traitor to our Qin State. He will surely die if he betrays Qin State. However, in Yan State, someone took Fan Yuqi in private. Such actions are already tantamount to opposing our Qin State."

"If it weren't for Yan Chunjun, a minister with a heart for the country, Fan Yuqi, in the Yan Kingdom, it is really possible that under the cover of that person, he can get away with it!"

"What does the Qin envoy want?"

Bai Chuan stated his purpose, "Make Yan Dan, the crown prince of Yan Kingdom, enter Qin as a hostage!"

"Yan Dan, Crown Prince of the Yan Kingdom, took Fan Yuqi in as the price for doing something wrong. At the same time, in order to reassure me and the king, I think it is a good choice to let him join Qin as a hostage!"

King Yan's face changed slightly when he heard the words, but he didn't immediately reject the matter. Obviously, he was weighing the pros and cons of this matter.

In today's Warring States period, there are generally two ways of hostage diplomatic relations: first, in order to ensure the stability of the covenant, the powerful countries send important members of the royal family as hostages to each other's capital; if one party fails the contract, the other party has the right to execute the hostage; During the reign of King Qin Zhao, Ying Yiren, the son of Qin State sent to Zhao State, was such a hostage.The second is that the weak country sent members of the royal family as hostages to enter the capital of the big country in order to show its loyalty to the covenant with the big country.

The matter of Fan Yuqi this time reminded King Yan that there are still many people who are not aware of the situation in the country of Yan. If Lord Yanchun hadn't been aware of the situation and was loyal to the country, no one would have known how serious this matter would be. s consequence.Moreover, the proposal of the envoy of Qin State in front of him gave him a step down.If they don't accept it, once Qin takes the opportunity to attack, what will Yan do?

As the crown prince of the Yan Kingdom, Yan Dan has his own ideas, which is a good thing, after all, even if the father does not expect his children to become talents.The same is true for Yan Wangxi. Back then, he also had ambitions to expand the country of Yan. However, he had already lost that ambition due to several setbacks when he was young.

Especially when he used Ju Xin as a general and led an army of 20 to attack Zhao, but was defeated by Zhao general Pang Nuan.Had it not been for the fact that the Qin army had penetrated deep into the back of Zhao State, posing a huge threat to Zhao State, and Zhao's internal affairs had been in great chaos, it would have been unknown if Pang Nuan would have directly captured the capital of Yan State.

Since then, Yan Wangxi has been in a slump, indulging in wine and sex all day long, and practicing the idea of ​​​​doing nothing to rule.

However, although he is lax with himself, he is extremely strict with his children.This is also the normal state of many parents in the world, and it is also the same in future generations, just like parents who are not good at studying, but ask their children to study hard.

It is precisely because of what he cannot do that he pins his hopes on his children.

Yan Wangxi also hopes that Yan Dan can revitalize the Yan State, reproduce the glory of the Zhao King period, and strengthen the national strength of the Yan State.But that will have to wait until he dies, after Yan Dan formally succeeds to the throne, before that, as a father who has lived for many years and witnessed many things, Yan Wangxi decided to teach Yan Dan another lesson.

Let Yandan know that his usual indulgence to Yandan is not the reason why he can act recklessly. There are some things that he can turn a blind eye to, but there are some things that he absolutely cannot tolerate.

So Yan Wangxi made up his mind.

Chapter 255 Yandan Envoy Qin

A few days later, another court meeting was held on the court hall of Yan Kingdom.

If we talk about the court meeting a few days ago, Mr. Yanchun said that he had found the whereabouts of Fan Yuqi, a rebel general of the Qin State, which was shocking enough.

Then, at the beginning of this court meeting, Lord Yanchun dropped a thunderbolt.

"Brother Wang, I have already captured Fan Yuqi, the rebel General of Qin!"

As soon as this remark came out, it can be said that everyone was shocked.

A few days ago, Lord Yanchun announced that he had found Fan Yuqi's whereabouts, which was already shocking. No one thought that a few days later, Lord Yanchun would directly capture Fan Yuqi.

Is Yanchun Jun lying, or is it true?

Regardless of whether it is true or not, this news is enough to make Prince Yandan's complexion very ugly.

"it is good!"

On the throne, Yan Wangxi heard the news, and immediately said "yes" loudly, and then praised Yanchun Lord in public.

Although he already knew some things in advance, at this time, he still pretended to hear about it for the first time.

I have to say that Yan Wang's acting skills are very good, and the tacit understanding between him and Yan Chunjun is also perfect. At this moment, everyone has been deceived by this pair of brothers.

After some compliments, King Yan seemed to have thought of something again, his brows were slightly frowned, and his face could not help showing a trace of solemnity, he asked Yanchun Jun: "Yanchun Jun, since you captured Fan Yuqi How do you hand over this Qin traitor to Qin?"

Lord Yanchun pondered: "Fan Yuqi was captured in our country of Yan after all, if we rashly return him to the country of Qin, Qin will inevitably misunderstand him, thinking that our country of Yan took Fan Yuqi in earlier. "

"Then what do you think?"

King Yan asked again.

The brothers asked and answered, and for a while, everyone's attention was attracted to them. For some reason, Yan Dan and Taifu Ju Wu felt something unusual from it, especially Yan Dan. , I felt some ominous premonition in my heart.

The recent Yanchun Lord is too abnormal, not at all like the Yanchun Lord in his impression.

Sure enough, Jun Yanchun's next words made his complexion change slightly.

"My brother believes that Brother Wang can appoint the crown prince as an envoy and let him escort Fan Yuqi to Qin. First, he can show his sincerity to Qin, and second, he can take the opportunity to conclude an alliance with Qin."

This was one of the conditions proposed by Bai Chuan and King Yan during the private meeting before. It was not until King Yan made up his mind that he formally raised it today through the mouth of Lord Yanchun.

When Yanchun Jun said this, everyone was shocked.

Before King Yan could respond, the white-haired Grand Tutor Ju Wu stood up immediately, clapped his hands to King Yan and said sharply, "My lord, I think this matter must never happen. He is the generation of tigers and wolves, the crown prince is a man of gold, how can he enter Qin?"

King Xi of Yan hadn't responded to Ju Wu yet, Lord Yanchun, who had already conspired with King Yan, immediately retorted to Ju Wu: "The Taifu's words are inappropriate. Sending the crown prince to Qin as an envoy is for the entire Yan Kingdom. Thinking about it, it is precisely because Qin State is ambitious and our Yan State is weak. For the safety of Yan State, we have to have a good relationship with Qin State, capture Fan Yuqi, the traitor of Qin State who sneaked into our State of Yan, and conclude a treaty with Qin State. The covenant is for this purpose."

"As for what the Taifu said, the crown prince's body cannot be envoy to the Qin State? I remember that he was pledged to the Zhao State back then. Why, he could be pledged to the Zhao State back then, but he can't enter the Qin State as an envoy now? "

"How can the two countries of Qin and Zhao be compared?" Ju Wu retorted sharply when he saw Lord Yanchun messing around, his pale beard trembling.

"As we all know, Zhao State is the feud of our Yan State. For several generations, I don't know how many Yan people died in the hands of Zhao State. Two years ago, Zhao State attacked Yan. If Qin State did not save us, that war would not have happened. It ended so quickly!"

Lord Yanchun sneered again and again, saying every word to his heart, "The crown prince can go to the country of Zhao, which has a feud with our country of Yan, as a hostage, but he cannot go to the country of Qin as an envoy. The words of the Tai Tuo are quite interesting."

As soon as these words came out, Ju Wu's complexion changed drastically.

Many civil and military ministers also reacted belatedly.

Something is wrong, Mr. Yanchun is very wrong today.

They first looked at Lord Yanchun, and then at King Yan sitting on the throne. King Yan looked calm and didn't know what he was thinking.

But it was this attitude that made many people understand.

After cursing Wu Wu angrily, Lord Yanchun raised his head again, and said impassionedly: "My son of Yan Kingdom has always been brave, and Yan Dan is the crown prince of my Yan Kingdom, if he dare not even go on an envoy to other countries..."

Lord Yanchun's tone changed, and he bowed his hands to King Xi of Yan and said, "My brother requests that the crown prince be deposed and a new heir apparent be appointed."

"You..." Ju Wu's pale beard and hair trembled slightly, and he looked at Jun Yanchun with blazing anger in his eyes.

If he hadn't known for a long time that Mr. Yanchun was an ignorant and incompetent person, he would have been quite courageous when he said these words in an impassioned tone.

But it is precisely because he knows what Yanchun Jun is like, that he will suddenly say such words, which makes people feel suspicious. I can't help but wonder if he has other purposes. However, I have to say that these few words of Yanchun Jun It really pushed him into a dead end.

The most important thing is that Mr. Yanchun occupied the moral high ground. For a while, Ju Wu didn't know how to refute.

King Yan watched quietly the argument between Lord Yanchun and Ju Wu, and he didn't interrupt until Jun Yanchun finished speaking, then he looked at the central figure in this matter, "Prince, what do you mean? Are you willing to join Qin?"